communities
A social organization based on a shared geography or similar interests
community functions
- production, distribution and consumption of goods and services necessary for survival
- socialization
- social control
- social participation
- mutual support
socialization
condition people to the norms of society
social control
- aka
- definition
- self policing
- communities are able to address deviance on their own
manifest functions
- definition
- ex
acknowledged and commonly understood purpose why something exists
-schools
latent functions
- definition
- ex
tend to be unacknowledged
-child being obedient and sitting quietly
place community
- definition
- ex
a neighborhood or association that exists in a time and space and has permanence structure
-Philadelphia
non-place community
- definition
- example
- does not involve a shared space; has a common identity and interest
- deaf community, LGBTQ
social intelligence
the more groups we experience, the greater our options and the richer and deeper we become
homeownership
- appreciation
- mortgage
- equity
- increase in value
- long term housing loan
- paid off portion of house value
subsidized housing
government supported housing for low-income population
section 8
vouture program that looks at typical rent in area
halfway houses
designed to facilitate transition from a restrictive inpatient or incarcerated residence to and independent community based housing
shelters
short-term havens for people to inhabit
foreclosure
occurs when a residential mortgage borrower ceases making loan payments
landlords
person renting a house to a renter or tenent
slum landlords
negative name given to a landlord who specializes in the purchase and renting out of inferior, low cost units in need of repair
eviction
occurs when tenants are removed from their housing , commonly for missing payments
substandard housing
housing that falls below local health/building codes
causes of homelessness
- health/mental health problems
- unemployment
- substance abuse
4, abandonment - circumstances outside of individual or family control
