Urban people and places : the sociology of cities, suburbs, and towns / by Daniel joseph Monti

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Monti, Daniel Joseph

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Sage Publication, 2014. New Delhi :Description: xiii, 208 pISBN:

9781412987424

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DDC classification:

307.76 MON-U

Contents:

1. Urbanization as a Worldwide Phenomenon--2. Urbanization in More and Less Developed Countries--3. Urbanization in the United States--4. Classic Statements about Cities & Communities--5. Contemporary Perspectives and Cities & Communities--6. Civic Culture and the Politics of Community--7. Among Kin, Friends and Strangers: Social Control in Cities, Suburbs and Towns--8. How Social Scientists, Planners and Reformers Figure out What's Going on and What Needs Fixing--9. Fixing People and Places--10. Embracing the Cultures of Urban People and Places

Summary: An undergraduate exploration of urban sociology, giving balanced treatment to both the process by which cities are built (urbanization) and the ways of life practiced by people that live and work in more urban places (urbanism).

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB E-2	Non Fiction	307.76 MON-U (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010052

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An undergraduate exploration of urban sociology, giving balanced treatment to both the process by which cities are built (urbanization) and the ways of life practiced by people that live and work in more urban places (urbanism).

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