CRM 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Human Nature, Social Disorganization Theory, Concentrated Poverty
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People who are transitional move from one place to another. Differential system of value: communities with low rates of delinquency have, uniformity and consistency of conventional (traditional) values and attitude about child care, and conformity to law. They are exposed to dominant values expressed in institutions on daily basis. Adults in these neighbourhoods commit illegal activities but not in their own those beliefs. community: cognitive landscape (sampson and wilson): kids in affluent neighbourhoods become exposed to their parents" lifestyles. Their value system is based off of their observations: communities with high rate of delinquency have, contradictory and competing value system, delinquency that develops as a powerful way of life. Status in our culture is determined in economic terms. Further findings of the research in the delinquency areas of chicago: by shaw and mckay: delinquents: are no different from large numbers of persons in a conventional society.