CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Polish Peasant In Europe And America, Social Disorganization Theory, American Sociological Association
15 Mar 2016
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Located the source of crime within the individual: The genes: did not really look at inluence of social environment. Social context of the chicago school: ciies grew at rapid rate during later half of 1800s. 1790-1890: urban populaion increased 139 imes: chicago: 4,100 residents in 1833; one million in 1890; two million is 1910, how quickly it expanded over ime. Social context of the chicago school cont: city grew through successive waves of immigrants, also grew through displaced farm workers & blacks moving from rural south. Laborers puing in 12 hour days, 6 days a week. The ecological school : chicago school also referred to the ecological school, because of its ecological studies, chicago school saw city as a natural human environment, or as microcosm of humanity. Emphasized the study of humans in their natural social environment ex. the city. Emphasized importance of life histories or ethnographies observing people in their natural habitat, listening to their own stories.
