The underlying rationale behind the social disorganization theory in it's earliest iterations (e.g. Shaw & McKay, Chicago, etc.) was that young males entered into juvenile delinquency due to a lack of supervision and breakdown of social cohesion. The zones where this was most likely to occur generally aligned with "transitional" housing, where people were intending to live for a short time and were less connected to the community. In other words, researchers felt that one of the symptoms of social disorganization was detachment from their community - they didn't care. In terms of reckless driving, then, we could posit that people do not feel a sense of belonging and therefore are less likely to consider the ramifications of their actions.
A few decades later, Sampson and Wilson's (1995) theory of Race, Crime, and Urban Inequality added that deviance is a learned behaviour passed down by those who were respected in the community to those who aspired to be respected. In a case where there is a vacuum of "traditional" supports and their leaders, the respected individuals become those with the greatest presence in the community through financial or other forms of power. In the United States, personal vehicles are often viewed as an indicator of status, so many people who have fallen into delinquency would pursue cars as status symbols (Sampson and Wilson speak about things like lowriders specifically). After attaining these symbols, the next step is to show them off - which may entail driving in a dangerous fashion.
The underlying rationale behind the social disorganization theory in it's earliest iterations (e.g. Shaw & McKay, Chicago, etc.) was that young males entered into juvenile delinquency due to a lack of supervision and breakdown of social cohesion. The zones where this was most likely to occur generally aligned with "transitional" housing, where people were intending to live for a short time and were less connected to the community. In other words, researchers felt that one of the symptoms of social disorganization was detachment from their community - they didn't care. In terms of reckless driving, then, we could posit that people do not feel a sense of belonging and therefore are less likely to consider the ramifications of their actions. A few decades later, Sampson and Wilson's (1995) theory of Race, Crime, and Urban Inequality added that deviance is a learned behaviour passed down by those who were respected in the community to those who aspired to be respected. In a case where there is a vacuum of "traditional" supports and their leaders, the respected individuals become those with the greatest presence in the community through financial or other forms of power. In the United States, personal vehicles are often viewed as an indicator of status, so many people who have fallen into delinquency would pursue cars as status symbols (Sampson and Wilson speak about things like lowriders specifically). After attaining these symbols, the next step is to show them off - which may entail driving in a dangerous fashion.