SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Broken Windows Theory, Infant Mortality, Physical Disorder

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

Document Summary

Studies official data, life history and concentric zones. Social disorganization theory: dominance, different blocks have different groups: greek town, china town, little italy, etc. Further out (1 >5) crime is reduced, more affluent the residents. Shaw and mackay- test the burgees model to see if it is true its not. Conclusion: it"s the nature of the neighbourhood not the nature of the individuals within the neighbourhood that regulate involvement in crime. Less crime - more money: court records according higher in the transitional zone, didn"t matter who lived there (race, attitude) always because people were coming and going. Concluded the nature of the neighbourhood and not the nature of the people in the neighbourhood. Shrink the zone of transition disorganized neighbourhoods, created criminal traditions, sustained in these criminal actions. Strong ties: community control: looking out for one another and making sure everything is good / conformity.