Elijah Anderson, a modern sociologist, takes us on a walk along Germantown Avenue. Germantown Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the City of Philadelphia, connecting Center City Philadelphia to some of the surrounding affluent suburbs. Philadelphia has a rich and long history, not all of it positive. Many people when talking about Philadelphia comment on their diverse neighborhoods, much like small cities. Unfortunately, while some of these neighborhoods are good, others are simply life-threatening. Anderson through his writing is able to articulate a visual distinction as he walks down Germantown Avenue. Anderson may seem like a travel novelist in his writings, but he is criticized much more in his research. In particular, it uses ethnographic research methodology, in which, through observation, it describes a “conceptual framework” (Anderson, 1998, 65). Anderson is analyzing the effects of violence in the social structure of the neighborhoods along Germantown Avenue and how its effects are visible in the actions of individuals on the streets. To understand violence it is necessary to understand where violence occurs and, in particular, what in the environment allows violence to occur. Anderson successfully explains transitions from one neighborhood to another, at the same time as assessing the normative behavior of people interacting with the neighborhood environment. It begins in Chestnut Hill, a high-income neighborhood of Philadelphia, at the edge of the city's borders on Germantown Avenue. Anderson eloquently points out what most don't consciously notice, but are truly aware of as a matter of self-preservation. This self-preservation becomes more of a priority, or vice versa, as ... half of the article ...... g, theories of criticism, pacification, life course and tension could also be used to explain crime in these neighborhoods. According to Emile Durkheim, customs are different depending on the type of community. On a spectrum from the lowest organic or socioeconomic neighborhood to the mechanical or well-structured community in this case Chestnut Hill. In a mechanical society there is greater cohesion, sharing of common values ​​or goals. As might be expected, crime is expected to be higher in more organic communities. Works Cited Anderson, E. (1998). The social ecology of youth violence. Crime and Justice, 24 (youth violence), 65-104. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/1147583Fuller, J. (2012). Think criminology. (1st ed. ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.Houser, K. (2014). Nature of crime, theory of deterrence. Lecture conducted by Temple University, Ambler, Pennsylvania.