What Might Community Members Do to Help Transform a Disorganized

question 26

Multiple Choice

What might community members do to help transform a disorganized neighbourhood into a more functional, lower crime zone?

• A)Develop connections between people and social institutions such as police, churches, and schools.
• B)Organize citizens into subcultural groups which represent their race and religious affiliations.
• C)Increase the penalties for crimes committed so that offenders learn that they must take their illegal activities elsewhere.
• D)Move all of the citizens in the highest crime zones to lower crime zones and integrate them with law-abiding citizens.

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Definitions:

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone, often improving on simple or well-rehearsed tasks.

Self-Disclosure

Revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.

Asch Procedure

A research method used in social psychology to study conformity to group pressure by analyzing how individuals yield to or defy a majority group's opinion.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, policies, or social expectations.