SOC212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Organicism, Social Disorganization Theory, Differential Association
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Week 3 the chicago school: chapter 7: the social disorganization perspective. Set the tone for the first explicit study of deviance in sociology. Development of certain methods and principles that we still use today. Deviance as sin: result of corruption by evil o. Trying to discover what a human really was at their core o. Rise in the scientific method: rationality and empiricism. Shift to deviance as a result of free will and personal interest o shared understanding in organization and cooperation. In order for society to function at a reasonable level, there should be a. We have to control people"s deepest and darkest desires for themselves. Law has to be fair in order for it to work. Opposed the use of torture and death penalty. Law must be clear, widely known, universally enforced. Crime as against the social contract, not sin o. 3 principles: certainty, severity, speed o o o.
