CRM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7 & 8: Social Disorganization Theory, Class Stratification, Social Control Theory
12 Mar 2018
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Crm 101 chapter 7 and 8 definitions. Natural areas: zones or neighbourhoods that develop as a result of social forces operating in urban areas, and become natural areas for crime. Chicago school: pioneering research in the social ecology of the city and urban crime developed in the early 20th century by sociologists at the university of chicago. Culture of poverty: the lower-class culture, characterized by values and norms in conflict with conventional society. Underclass: a world cut off from society, its members lacking the education and skills needed to survive, which becomes a breeding ground for criminality. Social structure theory: an approach that looks at the effects of class stratification in society. Development of subcultures as a result of disorganization and stress. Social disorganization theory focuses on conditions in the environment: Strain theory focuses on conflict between goals and means: Social disorganization theory: an approach that looks at neighbourhoods marked by culture conflict, lack of cohesiveness, transiency, and anomie.
