CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Polish Peasant In Europe And America, Florian Znaniecki, Social Disorganization Theory
19 Mar 2016
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Located the source of crime within the individual: Did not really look at influence of social environment. Cities grew at rapid rate during later half of 1800s. Chicago: 4,100 residents in 1833; one million in 1890; two million in. City grew through successive waves of immigrants. Also grew through displaced farm workers and blacks moving from rural south. Laborers putting in 12 hour days, 6 days a week. Rejected social darwinism"s notion that the poor were biological inferior. Claimed that people were poor because of the social environment. Criticized the human costs of unbridled economic growth. Argued that the american dream did not reach the slums and the ghettos. Believed that social reform was the answer. Believed that the government could be trusted to carry it out. Sociology department at university of chicago was the first one in the us (1892) Chicago school also referred to as the ecological school, because of its ecological studies.
