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Patti Adler is not only considered to be one of the top experts in the field of Sociological Deviance, but she is also considered to be one of the best-known professors at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Background
Adler is the half sister of actress Kyra Sedgwick.
Education
Patti Adler is currently a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. After graduating from the Washington University in St. Louis with an A.B. in Sociology (1973) she continued her studies at the University of Chicago where she received a M.A. in Social Science (1974). She is also a University of California, San Diego Alumna where she received a M.A. in Sociology (1975) and eventually a Ph.D. (1984) from the University of California, San Diego.
Bibliography
Adler has authored as well as co-authored a large selection of books. Her best-known publications include:
- Wheeling and Dealing
- Backboards and Blackboards
- Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior (Volume 1)
- Sociological Odyssey: Contemporary Readings in Sociology
- Paradise Laborers: Hotel Work in the Global Economy