SOCI 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Symbolic Interactionism, Juvenile Delinquency, Informal Social Control
12 Sep 2016
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Ernest burgus (parke"s associate) explored invasion dominance, and succession. Ernest burgouis pointed out that cities don"t grow at their edges instead they have a tendency to expand from the middle. Zone 2: generally the oldest section of the city. Zone 3: relatively modest homes and apartments occupied by workers. Zone 4: residential districts of single family houses and apartments. Zone 5: suburban and satellite cities (the commuter zone) Mechanical solidarity: holds together simple societies. Organic solidarity: functional interdependence: holds together complex societies. Draws on durkheim in analysis of modern societies, u. s. a. An integrated society maintains a balance between social structure (approved social means or institutionalized means ) and culture (approved goals or culture goals ) Anomie= societal mal-integration when there is a disassociation between valued cultural ends and legitimate societal means to meet these ends. Emphasis is not on monetary goals but on status. Delinquent subculture as response to status frustration. Non- utilitarian responses lead to approval from peers (status)
