SOC 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Decommodification, Reaction Formation, Ritualism In The Church Of England

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Reza Barmaki

Document Summary

Conflicting social values: a disorganized area is one in which institutions of social control, such as the family, commercial establishments, and schools, can no longer carry out their functions. Development of subcultures as a result of disorganization and stress. Europe were crime-prone and morally dissolute, and local groups were created for the purpose of saving the children of poor families from moral decadence. February 25th, 2016: subcultural values developed, which were then passed down through succeeding generations through cultural transmission, cultural transmission the cultural passing down of conduct norms from one generation to the next, which become stable and predictable. Concentric zones: the heaviest concentration of crime appeared to be in the transitional inner-city zones, where large numbers of foreign-born citizens had recently settled, the zones farthest from the city"s centre had correspondingly lower crime rates. Canadian cities, where immigration has swelled the numbers of the non-caucasian population.