collective efficacy theory
what is racial heterogeneity?
many different racial/ethnic populations in a neighborhood
Is social disorganization caused by the people who live there, the structural environment (the place itself), or a combination of both?
the structural environment
what is residential mobility?
people moving in and out of neighborhood
social disorganization is based on the fact that crime is concentrated in certain areas in neighborhoods, TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
what is collective efficacy?
Social networks (mutual trust & social cohesion) + social control (willingness to intervene for common good of neighborhood)
what is the social order? (consensus or conflict)
it is both (mixed model)
examples of private community network?
family friends, (a close emotional tie)
what is the broken window theory?
it suggests that visible signs of disorder, such as litter or broken windows, can lead to an increase in crime and antisocial behavior.
what serves as a mediator to residential instability and concentrated disadvantage?
collective efficacy
Social disorganization is the macro version of what theory?
social control theory
low collective efficacy = low levels of crime in a neighborhood TRUE OR FALSE
false
what is Community social organization?
the capacity of a neighborhood to regulate the behavior of residents so that it can achieve a crime free environment
three influences on collective efficacy?
Population change, residential mobility, concentrated disadvantage
what theory does this theory stem from?
Stems from human ecology theory by Burgess (1907)
three levels of community network?
private, informal and public
What are the main structural factors associated with social disorganization theory?
Low SES, ethnic heterogeneity, residential mobility, familial disruption