SOC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Concentrated Poverty

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 100
• Professor: R Sandefur

Document Summary

Increasing strength of reaction to violation folkways mores taboos: cornerville in context, migration to the united states - minority is slowly becoming the majority. Italian immigration to the united states (1880 - 1920) 4 million in 40 years: most did not plan to stay did not come for land or to farm settled in cities. 20-30% returned to italy permanently: most are from poorer, less developed southern italy. Street corner society norms: young men should not be "idle. " They should be employed or going to school: corner boys college boys, young people should be respect their elders.