01:920:222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Disorganization Theory, Ostracism
9 Oct 2018
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Social disorganization theory (shaw & mckay: social disorganization theory is a macro-level or macrosociological theory, social disorganization theory was developed in the 1920s, when there were major social changes occurring in the us: At the same time, juvenile gangs, crime, & delinquency also increasing. In 1920s chicago, most gangs were white ethnic gangs: ex. Poles, italians, irish, jewish, german, etc: not only did gangs fight rival gangs over turf resulting in much violence (assaults, murders, gangs did other crimes like bootlegging, stealing, stripping cars, robbery, burglary, picking pockets, etc. Shaw & mckay theorized that immigration, industrialization, & urbanization caused an increase in gangs & delinquency. Why did urbanization & immigration cause these informal controls to break down: urban communities were characterized by ethnic heterogeneity (no single local history to bring communities together, no agreement of community norms), Intergenerational culture conflict (family disorganization, cultural gap between first generation and second generation, weakens informal controls), and.
