SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Differential Association, Rob Ford, Social Disorganization Theory
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Shifted attention away from adults to delinquent male youths. 200 males btw 15 and 21 yrs old. Produced an index to delinquency to measure problems. A score of 10 was the most severe and required institutionalization. Tried to correlate the types of bodies that ppl had with their social hierarchy and intelligence. In the 1940"s tried to see the connection btw body type and types of criminal behavior. He became popular bc he shifted attention from male adults to youth population. Classified physiques into 3 categories: endomorphy: soft and fat (rob ford) Large, relaxed and extroverted: mesomorphy: muscular and athletic (obama) Larger body build with action body build with extroverted personality: ectomorphy: skinny and flat ( Mesomorphs are more likely to take risks and engage in more risky behavior. A comparative study of male delinquents and nondelinquents. The delinquents were found to have narrower faces, wider chests, larger and broader waists and bigger forearms and upper arms.
