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Manzano: A Study Of Community Disorganization, Wesley Robert Hurt

Sociology ETDs

It is the objective of this thesis to depict the cultural history of a community that is now in a state of serious disorganization. By utilizing the historical method it is often possible to find forces in a community which may have contributed to its disorganization. For example, if it is found that a breakdown of institutions is followed by a state of confusion in society, it can be suggested that the disruption of the institutions was a causal factor in the later disorganization of the community.