We need to find the main theme that runs through the entire passage -> not just one example, but the fundamental conclusion the author is making. From passage: "Sociologists working in the Chicago School tradition have focused on how rapid or dramatic social change causes increases in crime" and "According to social disorganization theory, until the social ecology of the 'new place' can adapt, this rapid change is a criminogenic influence." The passage follows this pattern: rapid change/population growth -> social disorganization -> crime increases. This pattern appears in every paragraph with different examples (industrialization, immigration, Great Migration, foreign immigrants).

🔴 Option 1 -> partial-truth -> mentions racial disparities correctly but this is just one example used to support the broader theory, not the fundamental conclusion itself 🔴 Option 2 -> contradicts-passage -> says segregation prevents crime, but passage shows segregation caused crime by preventing integration 🔴 Option 3 -> scope-error -> completely wrong scope - European sociologists are background context, they didn't study American cities specifically 🟢 Option 4 -> captures-main-theme -> this is the central theory explained throughout - rapid population growth + diversity = social disorganization = more crime

The key insight: Option 1 focuses on one specific case study (racial issues), while Option 4 captures the overarching theory that explains all the examples in the passage (rural migrants, immigrants, African Americans). The fundamental conclusion is about the general process, not just one particular situation.

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