Background
Toby, Jackson was born on September 10, 1925 in New York City. Son of Phineas and Anna (Weissman) Toby.
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Social Problems in America: Costs and Casualties in an Acqusitive Society. 2nd Edition. 1972 Ex-library Edition. 464 pages
("we believe that sociology should describe the functionin...)
"we believe that sociology should describe the functioning of social arrangements as accurately as possible"
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The Lowering of Higher Education in America: Why Financial Aid Should Be Based on Student Performance by Toby, Jackson (2009) Hardcover
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The Lowering of Higher Education in America: Why Financial Aid Should Be Based on Student Performance
( A top educator looks at the causes and national costs o...)
A top educator looks at the causes and national costs of the lowering of college admission and academic standards in the United States, then proposes confronting the problem by tying federal student grants and loans to academic performance as well as to financial need.
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Jackson Toby
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Jackson Toby, American sociologist, educator. Achievements include special research adolescent delinquency in the United States, Sweden, Japan, other countries, on violence and dropouts in American public schools. Recipient Research Excellence award, Rutgers University Board Trustees, 1984, numerous research grants.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1946; Master of Arts in Economics, Harvard University, 1947; Master of Arts in Sociology, Harvard University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Harvard University, 1950.
Career
Research associate Laboratory Social Relations, Harvard, 1950-1951. Member faculty Rutgers University, 1951—2002, professor sociology, chairman department, 1961-1968, professor sociology emeritus, 2002, director Institute for Criminological Research, 1969-1994. Visiting scholar American Enterprise Institute, 2004—2008, adjunct scholar, since 2008.
Consultant Youth Development Program, Ford Foundation, 1959-1963. Vice president, board directors Laurel House, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Works
book
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The Lowering of Higher Education in America: Why Financial Aid Should Be Based on Student Performance
( A top educator looks at the causes and national costs o...)
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Social Problems in America: Costs and Casualties in an Acqusitive Society. 2nd Edition. 1972 Ex-library Edition. 464 pages
("we believe that sociology should describe the functionin...)
- The Lowering of Higher Education in America: Why Financial Aid Should Be Based on Student Performance by Toby, Jackson (2009) Hardcover
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The Lowering of Higher Education in America: Why Financial Aid Should Be Based on Student Performance
Membership
Consultant, President's Commission Law Enforcement and Administration Justice, 1966. Trustee National Alliance On Mental Illness-New Jersey, 1997-2000. Member American Sociological Association, Sociological Research Association, American Society Criminology, National Association Scholars.
Connections
Married Marcia Lifshitz, August 1, 1952 (deceased January 1997). Children: Alan Steven, Gail Afriat (deceased).
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American