The new urban sociology
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Westview Press,
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Publisher Address: | Boulder, CO |
Publication Dates: | c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 4th ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 435 p.: ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780813344256 (alk. paper) 0813344255 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | C912 |
CLC: |
C912.81 D771.26 |
Call Number: | D771.26/G685/4th.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p.397-423) and index. The new urban sociology -- The origins of urban life -- The rise of urban sociology -- Contemporary urban sociology -- Urbanization in the United States -- Suburbanization, globalization and the emergence of the multi-centered region -- People and lifestyles in the metropolis: urban and suburban culture -- Minority settlement patterns, neighborhoods, and communities in the multicentered metro region -- Metropolitan problems: racism, poverty, crime, housing , and fiscal crisis. |