Freda Adler Quotes

A collection of quotes by Freda Adler.

Freda Adler is a renowned criminologist and sociologist, known for her significant contributions to the field of criminology. Born on July 13, 1934, in Austria, Adler later immigrated to the United States. She earned her Ph.D. in sociology from Rutgers University and went on to become a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Adler is best known for her research on criminology theories, particularly on the role of women in crime and the development of feminist criminology. She has authored numerous influential books and articles, shaping the understanding of crime and criminal behavior.

That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change

That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy.

Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical prete

Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit.

The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its

The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its morality. It reveals that certain unacknowledged behavior exists and it suggests the form that such behavior takes.

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency,

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as steril

The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.