The new urban sociology /

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Autore principale: Gottdiener, Mark
Altri autori: Hutchison, Ray
Natura: Libro
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2011.
Edizione:4th ed.
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Sommario:
  • 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 multi-centered metropolis
  • Metropolitan problems : poverty, racism, crime, the sociospatial approach to social problems
  • Urbanization in developed nations
  • Globalization and urbanization in the developing world
  • Metropolitan planning and environmental issues
  • Metropolitan social policy
  • The future of urban sociology.