Carol Smart | |
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Born | 20 December 1948 |
Known for | The study of relationships and personal lives |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology, criminology |
Institutions | University of Manchester |
Family law |
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Family |
Carol Christine Smart[1] CBE (born 20 December 1948[2]) is a feminist sociologist and academic at the University of Manchester.[3][4] She has also conducted research about divorce and children of divorced couples.[5][6]
Smart is an important figure within the feminist criminology world. Her book titled Women, Crime and Criminology,[7] written in 1976, remains a key feminist critique of criminology. Smart was also the co-director of the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life at Manchester.
CIP t.p. (Carol Smart) data sheet (b. 12-20-48)
New research from a longitudinal study by Carol Smart of the Care, Values and the Future of Welfare (Cava) research programme at the University of Leeds asked children what it actually feels like to be shared.