Social disorganization
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Social disorganization is a criminology theory that was developed by Henry McKay and Clifford R. Shaw of the Chicago School. Shaw and McKay were influenced by earlier urban ecology work by Ernest W. Burgess and Robert E. Park.[1]
Social disorganization theory suggests that neighborhoods plagued with poverty and economic deprivation tend to experience high rates of population turnover.[2] These neighborhoods also tend to have high population heterogeneity.[2] With high turnover, informal social structure often fails to develop, which in turn makes it difficult to maintain social order in a community.
[edit] References
- ^ Shaw, Clifford R. and McKay, Henry D. (1942). Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas. The University of Chicago Press.
- ^ a b Bursik Jr., Robert J. (1988). "Social Disorganization and Theories of Crime and Delinquency: Problems and Prospects". Criminology 26: p. 519-539.
[edit] External links
- The Social Disorganization Theory - Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS)
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