Social Disorganization Theory / Chapter 8 Flashcards
Social Disorganization theory is a _____-level theory.
Macro.
Social Disorganization theory is founded on principles drawn from sociological analyses of both…
Human Ecology and Urban Expansion.
Crime varies ______________ and was highest in ______ and ____-________ areas.
Geographically, wealthy, well-educated.
Shaw and McKay (1969) found that delinquency and crime increased…
The closer you get to the city centre.
Zone in Transition refers to…
An area where industry had invaded residential areas occupied by the poor and recent immigrants.
Characterized by physical decay, poor housing, incomplete/broken families, and an unstable, heterogeneous population.
The effects of Structural Variables on deviance are ________.
Indirect.
Structural variables are mediated by ______ ________and _______ _______.
Social Capital and Collective Efficacy.
Social Capital refers to…
The social resources, such as trust, that a network has access to.
Collective Efficacy is…
The ability of a group working together to regulate deviance and undesirable behaviour. This is mainly achieved through informal social control.
Causes of disorganization are…
Ethnic heterogeneity, socioeconomic status, mobility, family disruption and urbanization.
The Chicago Area Project was…
An intervention program that introduced social groups and clubs with “prosocial” adults to lead them and to have social workers recruit teen gang members to more conventional activities.
The Gautreaux and Moving to Opportunity (MTO) programs were…
Intervention programs that relocated willing families from disorganized neighbourhoods to organized ones.
