CRM 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Environment, Centretown, Cultural Lag

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2301
• Professor: Christine Gervais

Document Summary

Environment = physical (design; geographic), social and cultural context of human activity. Ecology is the interrelation between organisms and their natural environment. Human ecology is humans and their community. There are differences in rates in different neighbourhoods and areas. Social disorganization = 1 example of social ecology theory. The basic tenet is that the explanation of crime is not to be found in the individual themselves. People = normal situations = different . Method of research used by chicago school theorists. Within organized areas there"s the presumption that people obey rules ( motivation) They want to maintain the positive environment. Less jobs as machines were more favoured. Chicago school = sociological diagnosis for instability resulting from changes. Crime is not random, there are particular circumstances in which crime is more relevant. Rapid rates of social change made it impossible to maintain consensus and coordination. Deviance = by-product of rapid social change. Solution = temporary adjustment: assimilate disorganized people.