Social Disorganization Theory

Social Disorganization Theory (Chicago School of Sociology, 1920s) – a theory about criminality that suggests that the weakening of traditional social bonds – that is, the emergence and prevalence of unhealthy family and community interactions – contributes to social disintegration, a principal manifestation of which is crime

Please cite this article as:
Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2022). “Social Disorganization Theory” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.


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