Christopher Uggen

Christopher Uggen is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. He studies crime, law, and deviance, especially how former prisoners manage to put their lives back together. He is co-editor of The Society Pages.

Christopher Uggen

Christopher Uggen is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. He studies crime, law, and deviance, especially how former prisoners manage to put their lives back together. He is co-editor of The Society Pages.

Books by Christopher Uggen

  • Color Lines and Racial Angles

    Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen

    Paperback, 2014

    Assembling the most provocative, productive new thinking on race in one volume.
  • Crime and the Punished

    Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen

    Paperback, 2013

    An essential introduction to how sociologists think about and research crime and punishment.
  • The Social Side of Politics

    Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen

    Paperback, 2013

    Assembling the most provocative new thinking on politics and political processes.
  • Owned

    Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen

    Paperback, 2015

    An introduction to the new social science of debt.
  • Give Methods a Chance

    Kyle Green, Sarah Lageson, Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen

    Paperback, 2018

    A collection of short, accessible pieces designed to demystify the research process and show how methods are put into action.