Blog Response #4
I have found that Sampson's book can be quite challenging to read especially because of the style of writting and alot of big words that he tends to use, but I am doing my best.
I took me a little bit to understand exactly what he was referring to as he talked about order and disorder in neighborhoods and communities. He also talked about how the types and levels of disorder in a community varies by each person's individual perception of it.I agree that how disorder of a community is viewed is based on perception . There are are various classes and levels of neighborhoods. Sampson mentioned that the lower class, lower poverty level neighborhoods have been labeled as being more prone to crime, uncleanliness, abuse, etc.
In many places, especially areas in Las Vegas, where I am from, I am observed that this type of stereotyping of neighborhoods tends to prove to be true.
Outside Article:
Alcohol Outlets as Attractors of Violence and Disorder:
A Closer Look at the Neighborhood Environment
By Caterina Gouvis Roman, Shannon E. Reid, Avinash S. Bhati, Bogdan Tereshchenko
For the National Institute of Justice
In this study the focus was put on the consumption of alcohol as a contributor to disorder in many neighborhoods and communities. I definitely agree that, among many other factors, alcohol plays a large roll in the disorder of a neighborhood and community.
My emphisis areas are are VT and ART. Maybe through these disciplines, I could help promote activities, promote happiness by designing positive message posters. I could even design programs brochures and stuff to help promote cleaniness and order. I could even use my skills and talents to help others to discover there skills and talents. I would have to give a whole lot more thought to this but I know there are alot of other ways that I could use the disciplines of Art and visual technology to make a positive difference and help eleviate alot of the disorder in some neighborhoods and communities and, by so doing, be able to help improve the quality of life for those people living there.
It's interesting to see your point of view on how one thing such as alcohol can influence the level of disorder in a community. It is interesting how many of the things that a society considers important can at the same time be such a detractor and an influence on crime.
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