SOCB44H3 Lecture 6: Week 6 Lecture
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Was very active, was very influential in first three decades of 20th century. Chicago because similar to population growth in europe during industrial revolution starting in beginning of 20th century. Chicago was relatively small, regional city at the edge between west and mid-west. Starting from 20th century, population growth grew from 100,000 to 4 million (huge amount of growth) Came from: 1) migration and 2) immigration. Huge amount of immigration in 20th century, people who came exclusively from central and south of europe (i. e. italy and poland) Most of these immigrants did not come from european cities but from countryside (farms) People who never lived in cities before, and came by ship uncomfortably and landed in new. Many claims of social disorganization and deviance were wrongly attributed, result of being on small farm on one day and being on city of a million the next day.
