SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Social Disorganization Theory, Ernest Burgess

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Scott Brandon

Document Summary

Social disorganization theory: early influence of chicago school of sociology. Looks at shifts over periods of times, things that happen with different growth over different periods of time. Massive city growth: lots of jobs but ex. Alberta- high levels of drug & gang problems. Affordable issues: housing, increased poverty issues, poverty, increased immigration, increased levels of types of criminal behaviors. Link between these social problems and rapid social growth. Population increase is taken into account where people find themselves: ernest burgess: concentric zone theory. Becomes a thing of interest, have factories, recent immigrants, low housing costs, affordable stores, discount/second hand stores. Facilitates a lot of negative type of behavior. Commuter zone: zone of transition as a problem area. People coming and going, don"t get to know their neighbour, short term living, disorder, poverty, high rates of unemployment, drug uses. Disorganization: breaks down norms: shaw and mckay: connect delinquency with zones in transition.