SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Disorganization Theory, Labeling Theory, Glasser'S Choice Theory

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Pre cfl assignment survey - 1% etc. due jan. 19. Post survey at the end of the semester. Columbine: largest high school shooting (not tested on: april 20, 1999, mental illness, easy access to guns, bullied, School resource officers, security cameras, locked doors, metal detectors. Explanations: mental illness, family background, social marginalization, fame / attention, access to guns. Self control theory: push them towards crime, or might not have the things internally to stop them from committing crimes. Mental illness: biological, psychological, social psychological, sociological, Units of analysis (what research is studying: individuals or larger social structures) Psychological: personality (shy, don"t think before we act, emotional, rational), emotional maladjustment, psychic disturbance. Social psychological: behaviour, self and cognitive variables in group context. Different types of theories: micro (smallest): individuals , small groups, meso (bridging): social structure and individuals, macro (largest): social structures, rates of crime. Macro theory/ bridigng (mesotheory) / micro theory / meta theory.