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Chicago school of sociology
Definition
- In the late 1800s, the sociologist Émile Durkheim theorized that areas experiencing rapid social change would experience few, if any, informal social controls, which would result in an increase in crime and delinquency. This framework was utilized by sociologists working at the University of Chicago during the years of the early 20th century in efforts to understand which environmental factors contributed to increased rates of crime and delinquency in specific neighborhoods. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Chicago School of Sociology]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Chicago_school_of_sociology
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