SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Disorganization Theory, Feminist Theory, Anomie

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Ryan Broll

Document Summary

Overview: social disorganization theories, strain theories, control theories, conflict theories, feminist theories. Sociological theories of crime: focus on groups of people, group characteristics and group traits, sociological criminologists study group characteristics (social class, Mile durkheim gender, age, culture, etc. ) that influence the likelihood of criminality, victimization, etc: influences. Founding father of sociology: his research has heavily influenced todays theories on crime(s, particular interest in suicide (1897, differences in suicide rates are the result of anomie, result of individuals having weak ties to their community, ex. Suicide rates were lower for people with families than those who lived alone. Zone 1: central business district, downtown area, large department stores, skyscrapers, hotels, office buildings, etc, often some type of heavy industry on the border of downtown, manufacturing typically. Zone 2: zone in transition, characterized by run down housing, poorer inhabitants, newer immigrants tend to inhabit".