According to disorganization theorists, deviance can occur when a society begins to rapidly change from its normative order. When too much change occurs within a normal order of society in too short of a time span, an increased rate of refusal to conform begins to occur (Pfohl, 2009, pg. 173). This produces social disorganization and a by-product of this is deviant behavior. Sociological researchers Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay studied social disorganization and delinquency, and their findings from mapping delinquency rates throughout various zones of a city supports and suggests that there is an uneven spatial distribution of the incidence of delinquency, that delinquency commonly occurs near the central business district of a city, that
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They traveled like gypsies back and forth between Modesto in Central California and Oakland living in rentals and at their grandmother’s house because they didn’t have a permanent place to stay (Barger, 2000, pg. 11). When Sonny was four months old, his mother left him with a babysitter and ran off with a bus driver, never to return. After his mother split, his grandmother took Sonny, his father, and his sister Shirley back to Oakland to stay for good. She found them a rental house on the East Side of Oakland, which was located in the working class part of town (Barger, 2000, pg. 12-13). Growing up, Sonny didn’t like being told what to do and didn’t take to kindly to authority. His father was a drunk and he was basically raised by his sister Shirley. Sonny went from one public school to the next in Oakland and was considered by many a screw up and trouble maker (Barger, 2000, pg. 15). He always liked being around people in school, especially the rough-and-tumble crowd, and he liked fighting as well (Barger, 2000, pg. 18-20). According to Stephen Pfohl, “a breakdown in normative controls increases the likelihood that individuals will experience a breakdown in moral constraints in their everyday behavior” (Pfohl, 2009, pg. 204). Growing up, Sonny picked up and moved a lot; therefore, he had a hard time socializing and bonding with
They traveled like gypsies back and forth between Modesto in Central California and Oakland living in rentals and at their grandmother’s house because they didn’t have a permanent place to stay (Barger, 2000, pg. 11). When Sonny was four months old, his mother left him with a babysitter and ran off with a bus driver, never to return. After his mother split, his grandmother took Sonny, his father, and his sister Shirley back to Oakland to stay for good. She found them a rental house on the East Side of Oakland, which was located in the working class part of town (Barger, 2000, pg. 12-13). Growing up, Sonny didn’t like being told what to do and didn’t take to kindly to authority. His father was a drunk and he was basically raised by his sister Shirley. Sonny went from one public school to the next in Oakland and was considered by many a screw up and trouble maker (Barger, 2000, pg. 15). He always liked being around people in school, especially the rough-and-tumble crowd, and he liked fighting as well (Barger, 2000, pg. 18-20). According to Stephen Pfohl, “a breakdown in normative controls increases the likelihood that individuals will experience a breakdown in moral constraints in their everyday behavior” (Pfohl, 2009, pg. 204). Growing up, Sonny picked up and moved a lot; therefore, he had a hard time socializing and bonding with