The Zone Inhabited by Newly Arrived Individuals Looking for Work

question 5

Multiple Choice

The zone inhabited by newly arrived individuals looking for work where social changes leading to delinquency mostly occurred was known as

• A)social disorganization
• B)the transition zone
• C)the ghetto zone
• D)the poverty zone

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Definitions:

Macrosystem

The broadest context in the ecological systems theory, encompassing societal cultures, laws, customs, and resources that influence the individual's development.

Exosystems

In ecological systems theory, the external environments and contexts that indirectly influence an individual's development, such as parents' workplaces.

Microsystem

The immediate environment in which an individual lives or operates, such as the family, school, peer group, or workplace, in ecological systems theory.

Social Environment

The immediate physical and social setting in which individuals live or in which something happens or develops, encompassing the cultural, economic, and social circumstances affecting the life of an individual or community.