SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Concentric Zone Model, Economic Mobility, Social Disorganization Theory
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Ex: ghandi is imprisoned + looking at physical traits there"s a correlation: other problem with approaches is that they"ve given rise to discriminatory practices. These ideas are used to support movements like eugenics, genocide, lynching. Canadian history: aboriginal ppl were murdered b/c europeans considered them as inhuman: many of these biological theories reinforce power relations. Marginalized ppl are discriminated: another major crique in positivist approaches. Most of what they"re looking at is street crimes committed by the poor and ignore white colar crimes committed by wealthier. Theories reinforce image of crime sees certain groups of ppl as inferior b/c of these types. Given our societies prejudices it isn"t absurd to assume that poor people inevitably of crime commit petty crimes. Argues that cities generally take shap of 5 concentric rings/zzones. Middle = central business district (much of production happens here) Transition zone = key zone where recent immigrants come to live: once immigrants settle, they move to working class zone.
