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“Americans Are More Mobile Than Many Other Societies — And That's Not Always Good”
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“Indeed, residential mobility can be associated with higher levels of stress, crime, poor health, and what sociologists call "social disorganization."”
“The Social Costs of Residential Mobility
In a now-famous 1942 paper, Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay suggested that "social disorganization" arises from three major factors at the urban and neighborhood level: poverty, ethnic homogeneity, and residential instability.”
In a now-famous 1942 paper, Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay suggested that "social disorganization" arises from three major factors at the urban and neighborhood level: poverty, ethnic homogeneity, and residential instability.”
“This last factor results from frequently mobile households who move in and out of neighborhoods, contributing to lower levels of social cohesion, and thus higher levels of criminality and other socially-undesirable behaviors.”
“At the core of the theory..is the idea that neighborhoods with more residential stability facilitate "social ties" that allow for neighbors and residents to more effectively address problems in the neighborhood, with residents taking more ownership of the neighborhood itself”
