April 6 - Managing Deviance Flashcards
What is “Sweet Mothers and Gangbangers” by Pattillo about?
A middle class black neighbourhood in Chicago called Groveland
What was the neighbourhood in Pattillo’s article like?
Extremely dense networks between responsible and deviant residents
What is residential stability a indicator of?
Lower levels of crime and violence, due to emotional attachment to the community
Which people are likely to be in neighbourhood with high crime rates?
Black middle class, because they resemble the white middle class due to racism
What is social disorganization
the inability of a community to realize the common values of its residents and maintain effective social controls
How did Groveland challenge social disorganization?
internally organized but lacks external social control
According to Patillo, where might gangs form?
stable, low income areas
How can the alternative opportunity structure benefit criminal and non-criminal residents?
neighbourhood delinquents can provide important social and economic resources to their lawful family a, friends and neighbours
Black middle class neighbourhoods having higher poverty rates and being closer to poor areas can be seen as
a unique form of social organization
What can make crime attractive to some residents?
high proportions of low income
What is the “Black mobster”
middle class drug dealer
