SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Disorganization Theory, Reaction Formation, Ritualism In The Church Of England
24 Oct 2016
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Sociological criminologists study group characteristics (social class, gender, age, culture, etc. ) Founding father of sociology (with max weber and karl marx) Using of cial statistics from european countries, he found that differences in suicide rates were the result of individuals having weak ties to their community (anomie) Park and burgess (1967) observed that crime in chicago was geographically patterned: central business district - downtown, zone of transition - industrial area. 3: better residence, commuters zone interdependent workers homes - single families. High delinquency rates caused by the types of neighbourhoods in which youth grow up. Tightly knit communities are more likely to identify strangers, report deviants, and make verbal warnings. High rates of residential mobility and high-rise housing disrupt the ability to establish and maintain social ties. Institutions (schools, churches, police) can act as surrogates, but unstable communities often lack strong institutions. Children from broken families are more likely to join gangs.
