The new urban sociology

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gottdiener Mark
Group Author: Hutchison Ray
Published: Westview Press,
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.