CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Disorganization Theory, Crime Survey For England And Wales, Juvenile Delinquency
11 Oct 2018
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Influenced by french philosophers: montesquieu (known for sociology of knowledge), simon (applied scientific principles to the study of society), and. Forces of regulation for smooth functioning of society: social bonds and shared beliefs, anomie: period of lawlessness, normlessness, and unrestrained choice, or a breakdown in social solidarity. Theories: social disorganization, differential organization, sociology of deviance and labelling theory. Social disorganization (importance of neighbourhood: park and burgess"s concentric zone, chicago had grown in a series of five zones. Zone 2: in transition / highest crime rate / high rate of people moving in and out / broken-down housing. Zone 3: zone of workingmen / stable working-class families / can afford to move out of zone 2. Zone 5: commuters zone / mostly upper class: population density decreases towards outward zone, city was seen as a functioning organism as a natural human environment.
