SOC 2760 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Disorganization Theory, Economic Inequality, Dependent And Independent Variables
26 Feb 2015
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Homicide in urban canada: testing the impact of economic inequality and social. Higher levels of economic deprivation and social disorganization have placed regions of canada inn positions of relative social disadvantage. Inequality in distribution of resources destabilizes social control, leads to increased violence. When people live in conditions of extreme sacrifice/poverty, struggle for survival is intensified. Poorly integrated communities have higher rates of crime. Rates of homicide in canada rise from east to west. Higher levels of transiency, alcohol abuse, and divorce in the west contribute to a regional culture of violence. Unemployment rates vary over time and have a negative relationship with homicide rates. Used to test the relationship between homicide and inequality, social disorganization, and. Dependent variable taken from database at statscanada- each police department reports to. Statscan via a homicide return which contains information about time, location, victims, offenders, offence, and court appearances. Represent 1st and 2nd degree murder- no infanticide or manslaughter.
