Dr. Herbert Rodrigues

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Education

• PhD, Sociology, 2014, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• MA, Social Anthropology, 2006, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• BA, Social Sciences, 2003, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Teaching

• SOC 150 Introduction to Society
• SOC 152 Social Problems
• SOC 310 Social Deviance
• SOC 325: Introduction to Sociological Theory
• SOC 332 Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC 350 Violence and Society in Latin America
• SOC 596: Directed Readings in Sociology

Professional experience

Selected publications

• Rodrigues, H., Medina, J. (2025). Parental discipline and legal socialization in Brazil: A longitudinal analysis of adolescent rule violating behavior. Contribuciones a Las Ciencias Sociales, 18(9), e21051, 1-26.
• Thomas, K., Rodrigues, H., Komatsu, A. (2023). Justice for me and for all: Longitudinal analysis of justice perceptions across demographic indicators. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34(2), 436-451.
• Rodrigues, H., Medina, J. (2022). Educate for democracy: The importance of legal socialization. Cadernos de Pesquisa, 52(e09444), 1-22.
• Rodrigues, H., Medina, J. (2021). Police legitimacy and procedural justice among young Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional and time-ordered analysis. British Journal of Criminology, 61(5), 1206-1224.
• Thomas, K., Rodrigues, H., Oliveira, R., Mangino, A. (2020). What predicts pre-adolescent compliance with family rules? A longitudinal analysis of parental discipline, procedural justice, and legitimacy evaluations. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49, 936-950.
• Edwards, L., Rodrigues, H., Thomas, K. (2020). Factors that differentiate preadolescents’ perception-change of parental legitimacy. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 11(1), 22-44.
• Thomas, K., Rodrigues, H. (2020). Just world gap, privilege, and legal socialization: A study among Brazilian preadolescents. Social Justice Research, 33(1), 18-43.
• Trinkner, R., Rodrigues, H., Piccirillo, D., Gifford, F., Gomes, A. (2020). Legal socialisation in Brazil: Examining the generalisability of the procedural justice model. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 44(1-2), 7-27.
• Medina, J., Rodrigues, H. (2019). The effects of victimization and fear of crime on the legal socialization of young adolescents in São Paulo, Brazil. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 63(8), 1148-1174.
• Thomas, K., Rodrigues, H., Gomes, A., Theodoro, R., Piccirillo, D., Brito, R. (2018). Parental legitimacy, procedural justice and adolescent compliance among Brazilian preadolescents. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 9(3), 21-46.

Professional affiliations

• American Sociological Association (ASA)
• Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)

Research and professional interests

• Social deviance and violence
• Youth and adolescence
• Legal socialization
• Sociology of the global south

Additional resources

• Curriculum Vitae