David Joseph Bordua is an American sociologist and emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He retired from the University of Illinois between September 1, 1993 and August 30, 1994, after 31 years on the faculty there.[3] While at the University of Illinois, he studied public opinion on handgun bans in Massachusetts and California.[4]
David Joseph Bordua | |
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| Alma mater | University of Connecticut (A.B., 1950; A.M., 1952), Harvard University (Ph.D., 1957)[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Thesis | Authoritarianism and intolerance: a study of high school students (1957) |
| Notable students | Gary Kleck[1] |
Education and career
editBordua received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1957. From 1955 to 1963, he taught sociology at the University of Michigan, where he was promoted from instructor to assistant professor in 1958.[5] For one year (1962-1963), he was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.[6]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Galloway, Paul (19 June 1994). "Under The Gun". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Higher Degrees in Sociology, 1957". American Journal of Sociology. 64 (1): 62–73. July 1958. doi:10.1086/222391. JSTOR 2773274. S2CID 222431691.
- ^ "111 academic professionals, faculty members retire". Inside Illinois. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. 6 October 1994.
- ^ Gibson, Ray (1 November 1985). "National Gun Control Fight Zeroes In On Oak Park Vote". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Promotions Effective With the Year 1958-1959". Proceedings of the Board of Regents: 606. 1957.
- ^ Kleck, Gary; Bordua, David J. (July 1983). "The Factual Foundation for Certain Key Assumptions of Gun Control". Law & Policy. 5 (3): 271–298. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9930.1983.tb00300.x.