SOCI 2700H Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Learned Helplessness, Social Disorganization Theory, Peer Pressure
24 Jan 2017
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Types of urban and suburban areas and family life. A greater proportion of the population lives beyond the boundaries of cities in suburbs that form metropolitan areas. Suburbs have evolved and have become cities themselves, becoming diversified and not entirely residential. Most canadians find their neighbourhoods safe, but security remains an issue. More and more families, especially affluent, tend to enrol their children in after-school activities to keep them off the streets and away from potentially dangerous people and behaviours (e. g. property crime, violence, drugs, kidnappings) In the past, children played on the streets a lot which established links between families. Generally, couples with children interact with their neighbours more frequently. Those in quebec tend to trust their neighbours less and less likely to engage in community activities. Affluent families are part of family diversity, yet are rarely studies and tend to be positively stereotyped.
