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Urban People and Places
Daniel J. Monti (Jr.)
其他書名
The Sociology of Cities, Suburbs, and Towns
出版SAGE, 2015
主題SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
ISBN14833989789781483398976
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ED2BtAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Providing a thorough and comprehensive survey of the contemporary urban world that is accessible to students, this book will give balanced treatment to both the process by which cities are built i.e., urbanization and the ways of life practiced by people that live and work in more urban places i.e., urbanism unlike most core texts in this area. Whereas most texts focus on the socio-economic causes of urbanization, this text analyses the cultural component: how the physical construction of places is, in part, a product of cultural beliefs, ideas, and practices and also how the culture of those who live, work, and play in various places is shaped, structured, and controlled by the built environment. Inasmuch as the primary focus will be on the United States, global discussion is composed with an eye toward showing how U.S. cities, suburbs, and towns are different and alike from their counterparts in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America.