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Cities and urban life /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Macionis, John J.
Other Authors: Parrillo, Vincent N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2007]
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Cities and towns.
Cities and towns > History.
Sociology, Urban.
City and town life.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding the city
  • Exploring the city
  • History of cities and new trends
  • The origins and development of the world's cities
  • The development of North American cities
  • Cities and suburbs of the twenty-first century
  • Disciplinary perspectives
  • Urban sociology : classic and modern statements
  • Social psychology : the urban experience
  • Geography and spatial perspectives : making sense of space
  • Comparative urbanism : the city and culture
  • The new urban sociology : the city and capitalism
  • The structure of the city
  • Stratification and social class : urban and suburban lifestyles
  • Race, ethnicity, and gender : urban diversity
  • Housing, education, crime : confronting urban problems
  • Global urbanization
  • Cities in the developing world
  • The planning and evaluation of cities
  • Planning the urban environment.