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Tim Delaney, assistant professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego, holds a B.S. degree in sociology from the State University of New York at Brockport, an M.A. degree in sociology from California State University-Dominguez Hills, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Dr. Delaney is the author of Community, Sport and Leisure, Second Edition (2001), coeditor of Values, Society, and Evolution (2002), coeditor of Social Diseases: Mafia, Terrorism and Totalitarianism (2004), and author of both Classical Social Theory: Investigation and Application (2004) and American Street Gangs to be published in 2005. He has published over fifty book reviews, book chapters, and journal and encyclopedia articles and has served as guest Editor for Philosophy Now.
Dr. Delaney has presented thirty-five papers at regional, national, and international conferences, including papers at the Russian Academy of Sciences during international conferences at both St. Petersburg (1999) and Moscow (2001). He has been invited to give guest lectures at Moscow State University in 2004 and 2005. Delaney is the cofounder of the Anthropology Society (of Western New York) and founder of the Social Theory Society, an academic society that promotes "learning through thinking and experience." Delaney maintains membership in ten professional associations. He served his second term as president of the New York State Sociological Association in 2003-2004. He is a charter member of the Wall of Tolerance sponsored by the national campaign for Tolerance, and co-chaired by Rosa Parks and Morris Dees, in recognition of his community activism and scholarship efforts in the fight against social injustice. Dr. Delaney is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America for his outstanding achievements.
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- PublisherPearson College Div
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0205706096
- ISBN 13 9780205706099
- BindingPaperback
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