SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ritualism In The Church Of England

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: J.Bruce Morton

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Without a cohesive community, it leads to problems that can lead structure to crime: leads to anomie = normlessness, social disorganization, change, chicago. Jane and finch: shortage of settlement, employment services, language, resettlement, public transportation and schools overcrowded, no community centers, leads to racial tensions which grow with complex number of immigrants (white, haines, ester, characteristics of poverty, merton, lack of basic needs housing, drinking water, high level of poverty that leads to social issues, disruption of social cohesion leads to anomie, concept of american dream which helps explains and leads people to anomie bc they are socialized to reach this level of high achievement. Promotes idea of equal opportunity of success as long as you take part in legitimate activity: but not everyone has equal opportunity to access these resources, leads to social strain bc they cannot access the dream like everyone else, paradigm, conform.