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Cities and Urban Life

Published 1 January 1998
John J. Macionis, Vincent N. Parrillo
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Abstract

PART I UNDERSTANDING THE CITY: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1: Exploring the City Chapter 2: The Origins and Development of the World's Cities Chapter 3: The Development of North American Cities Chapter 4: Today's Cities and Suburbs PART II: DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES Chapter 5: Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements Chapter 6: Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space Chapter 7: Critical Urban Sociology: The City and Capitalism Chapter 8: Social Psychology: The Urban Experience Chapter 9: Comparative Urbanism: The City and Culture PART III: THE STRUCTURE OF THE CITY Chapter 10: Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles Chapter 11: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity Chapter 12: Housing, Education, Crime: Confronting Urban Problems PART IV: GLOBAL URBAN DEVELOPMENTS Chapter 13: Cities in the Developing World Chapter 14: Planning the Urban Environment

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Social Sciences