Social organization theory is the theory that believes where you live has an immense impact on your life and conduct, a neighborhood is a better one when it is organized rather than disorganized (Rine C. & Hartinger-Saunders R. , 2012). This theory based its illustration around the fact that effects of a neighborhood can effect ones behavior, social functioning and interpersonal issues while also contributing to more or less opportunities and resources to individuals depending on where they live (Rine C. & Hartinger-Saunders R. , 2012). In terms of collective efficacy, the community definitely came in conjunction to solve the shared problem of their neighborhood falling apart. The community together fought to make certain they had a say …show more content…
This theory also believes that how one perceives their environment and experiences effects their overall well-being (Rogers, A, 2010). I believe the intervention in the project that relates to ecological theory. is that the individuals within the neighborhood realized their neighborhood was negatively effecting their lives. The intervention the individuals took was doing everything in their power to work towards improving their living conditions. I also see the strengths theory within this community. Once everyone began coming together and making a plan on how they could fix this community, you were able to see the capabilities that this community had. Some strengths that I was able to see were the fact that many still cared about improving this neighborhood and were willing to help towards improving conditions. It was a strength that many wanted to change things instead of not care and not help. These positive strengths of the people allowed for everyone to focus on the common goal of improving the community and coming together as one. It was also a strength that many in the community were able to see the potential of the community, even when everyone within was experiencing an extremely difficult …show more content…
Physically the children within this neighborhood didn’t have access to good nutrition or doctors because the neighborhood is very run down, these factors could eventually lead to obesity if they persist. As far as psychological factors children had limited resources,so children did not receive extremely adequate education, may have witnessed violence within the neighborhood and may be getting raised by parents who are extremely stressed out due to their living situation. All of those factors could effect psychological development. In regards to social development, in poor neighborhoods parents may not have access to a strong support network of family and friends which makes things quite stressful for the parent. Children in this neighborhood didn’t have access to good recreation which means they lacked exercise. Since the neighborhood was not clean or safe, many of them probably weren't able to play outside a lot in general. When kids don’t go outside, they lack exercise and it could be difficult for them to begin socializing with other children. The positive side to this is that the community became aware of these factors and were doing everything to change
Living the Drama by David J. Harding is a text which draws on many sociological theories that are presently relevant to the lives of many individuals. Particularly this compilation of personal accounts and theoretical connections textbook focuses on the role of neighborhood and community’s effect on the lives of present day boys. The book provides real life examples are given to demonstrate two key topics being cultural heterogeneity and collective efficacy. In neighborhoods collective efficacy is relevant regardless of the racial or socioeconomic make up of the area, as it comprises the neighborhoods trust and cohesion with shared expectations of control, which in response determines the public order of that community. In these communities we then find cultural heterogeneity, which is defined as the existence of a myriad of competing and conflicting cultural models. Cultural Heterogeneity, according to Harding, is greater in disadvantaged neighborhoods especially in relation to the topic of academic ambitions and career aspirations of adolescents in these areas. Youth and juveniles are heavily effected by the collective efficacy of an area which determines how may different social models and norms there are in the area or neighborhood in question. In Living the Drama, examples are given which indicate that higher collective efficacy would likely result in less cultural heterogeneity. This relationship between the two theories Is important as it effects the collective leadership, direction and social norms of an area and plays a role in the success or failure of the youth from that specific neighborhood.
Inner City Communities are often areas which are both densely populated and deteriorating(quote). The areas and its residents have strongly been correlated with social and economical disparity. Residents of inner city communities have been plagued with problems including: “high unemployment, poor health care, inadequate educational opportunities, dilapidated housing, high infant mortality, and extreme poverty” (Attitudes and Perceptions, n.d). Though the inner city communities have been stricken with
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Community is like a Venn diagram. It is all about relations between a finite group of people or things. People have their own circles and, sometimes, these circles overlap one another. These interceptions are interests, common attitudes and goals that we share together. These interceptions bond us together as a community, as a Venn diagram. A good community needs good communication where people speak and listen to each other openly and honestly. It needs ti...
Sense of community has been operationalised as a state like entity, and as the outcome of certain social processes. As such, a conceptual framework has been developed that allows understanding of the way people are socialised into their communities and maintain, or fail to establish and maintain, social engagement. This has also been understood in terms of process analysis of social change. Its linkage to power is important, as it helps define the setting in which power is used and is less likely to be abused. From a process perspective, sense of community is a changing feature of people’s relationships to others, and as such can be a barometer of change in 18 18 community. It can be beneficial in helping people create a sense of identity and a resilience to untoward social change. As a central aspect of the development and maintenance of social connectedness, it is useful in conceptualising adaptive and protective factors for positive life in community. Sense of community can also be associated with negative aspects of social life. The nature of exclusion of ‘others’ can lead to harmful social consequences. Local social cohesiveness can be at the expense of minority groups and newly arrived immigrant groups. It can provide an analytic tool
A community is comprised of a group of goal oriented individuals with similar beliefs and expectations. Currently the term is used interchangeably with society, the town one lives in and even religion. A less shallow interpretation suggests that community embodies a lifestyle unique to its members. Similarities within the group establish bonds along with ideals, values, and strength in numbers unknown to an individual. Ideals and values ultimately impose the culture that the constituents abide by. By becoming part of a community, socialization...
Social ecological perspectives are often described as a web of relationships (k218, Learning guide 3, 3.1). They make us aware that each individual has many defining factors making up who they are. Social ecological perspectives have the child/young person at the centre and show how they are connected to the family, community and society as a whole. They demonstrate the layers that go into making the individual and show that everybody has a unique set of circumstances that affect the person they are, their achievements, social standing and even their health. Social ecological perspectives give us the opportunity to quantify these factors and offer a tool to collate the data, giving us the chance to see how factors such as employment, housing or demographic area can affect life chances in both the short and long term. Social economic perspectives tell us that to fully understand the individual we must also understand their environment and how they are connected to it. Rather than just looking at the child or young person on a standalone basis we must look at what factors affect their behaviour, where they are living, what the home or community environment is like and try to respond appropriately to this.
giving them a good head on their shoulder their development shall be a positive one. It is up to the parents and child to not let the neighborhoods they are brought up in shape them and not have themselves development in the future in a negative way. They need to shape a bright future for themselves and make wise choices.
The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory focuses on how ones environment can affect a person’s development. It focuses on 5 main areas namely the Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem and Chronosystem (Bronfenbrenner, 1977, p. 514-515). Each system represents the setting in which they live in and how these people affect their growth. In this particular case study, Andy’s main influence is from the Microsystem and Mesosystem.
A Community can be defined as a group of people who don’t just live in the same area, but also share the same interests, experiences and often concerns about the area in which they live. Often when individuals have lived on a street or in an area for a while they become familiar with each other and the issues surrounding them. Children often attend the same schools and grow up together, again sharing similar experiences. In some instances adults may work together, and quite commonly all community members will share the same doctors, dentists, hospitals, health visitors and other public services and facilities.
Children’s developments and their future are affected deeply by poverty. Children have to beg to make money so they develop a bad habit of begging and also don’t know how to make money properly. Children on the streets do not have access to education so they won’t be learning the valuable lessons that most children are taught. Children on the street also don’t know what is right or wrong so they might do anything such as smoking or drinking alcohol without knowing that it is bad for their health. For example, when the gang was drinking tej (alcohol), they didn’t know how alcohol would affect their health and since they are young, the bad effects of alcohol are much more severe towards them.
-Shaw and McKay’s social disorganization: a neighborhood surrounded
Commitment to community is a requirement for contemporary Americans and vital to its survival. “Love thy neighbor as thyself” is the unselfish act of sharing: from a cup of sugar to a wealth of information to the guardianship of all children involved and the protection of every individual in that said community. Whether that community consists of the “Classic Neighborhood, those with a common set of goals, or those who share a common identity” the thread that holds this matrix together is always woven into the shared identity as well as responsibility of all involved. (Redmond, 2010). A community cannot continue to exist through the will of withdrawn individuals who arms only embrace themselves and have no involvement whatsoever with neighbors one door away.
This center will be designed specifically to bring the community together. A huge part of social disorganization theory is competition within residence for residential space. This community center should play a role and simulate groups or at least accommodate each group, reducing moral and biotic conflict within the community. The purpose for a community center is to support the theory of social human ecology, where it states that humans will arrange themselves through interaction with each other. The community center will have several purposes, not only will it allow people to interact with each other and build a sense of trust but, it will provide guardianship towards the community.
The two neighborhoods that I chose to use for this assignment are vastly different. The main reason is because they are on opposite sides of the country. The first neighborhood that I visited is the one that I grew up in. This neighborhood is in Connecticut, on the East Coast, all the way across the country from the neighborhood that I currently live in here in West Hollywood. Most of my family lives in Connecticut and Massachusetts and I’m the only one who lives on the West Coast. A big difference is that the neighborhood in Connecticut has houses that are more spaced out, have larger lawns, and very many more trees. There are very few apartments there, unlike where I live now where my entire street is almost all apartment buildings.