Rudoff, Alvin (1921-2001)
Date Updated
10-22-2019
Department
Sociology
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1980
Educational Background
University of California at Berkeley, 1964 Ph.D.
University of Southern California, 1960 MA
University of California at Los Angeles, 1952
University of Southern California, 1949 BA
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University (part‑time), 1982-1992
University of Maryland, Asian Division Japan, 1981-1982
San Jose State University, 1962-1980
Chinese University Hong Kong, 1972-1973
UC Berkeley, 1960-1962
Administrative and Professional Experience
Parole Agent, California Adult Authority, 1952‑1955.
Caseworker and Research Coordinator, Duel Vocational Institution, California Department of Corrections, 1955‑1963.
Selected Publications
Societies in Space, Lang Publishing, 1996.
The Paths to Social Deviance & Conformity, Edwin Mellen Press, 1991.
Work Furlough & the County Jail, Charles C. Thomas, 1976.
Chapters in two books.
About twenty articles in journals; many reports.
Files
Personal Commentary
Military: U.S. Marine Corps, 1940‑1946; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1948‑1954; U.S. Marine Corps Activity Duty, 1951‑1952.
Lecturer: Administration of Justice Department, SJSU, 1985‑1986; 1989‑1990; Soledad Prison Degree Program, 1980‑1983.
Research Associate, NASA Advanced Planning, 1976‑1977.
Chairman, Sociology Department, SJSU, 1970‑1974.
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, SJSU, 1965‑1969.
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Kappa Delta
Who's Who in the West
American Men and Women of Science
Directory of Distinguished Americans
Personalities of the West and Midwest
Personalities of America
Date completed: 7/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.