SOC 2760 Lecture 5: Unit 5 – Understanding Why Homicides Occur

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Rob Shearer

Document Summary

Unit 5 understanding why homicides occur -- sociological perspective part 2. Understanding homicide chp 4: sociological explanations of homicide. Chicago school of criminology and the concept of social disorganization. Social disorganization within particular areas or communities: the ways in which communities evolve and grow using a social ecological model, argued that certain neighborhoods had periodically to cope with an influx outsider. Example: the formation of new immigrants or business organizations. Example: even when people who live in that city move out he crime rates stay the same: robert merton and strain theory. Argued that it was not deprivation per se that was important, but rather the ways in which individuals subjectively experiences deprivation. Represents a blend of both structural and cultural theory in that he argued crime arouse due to a conflict between the cultural goals of society" and the structural limitations within the social strata.