Being Urban: A Sociology of City Life
- ISBN-10
- 0275932915
- ISBN-13
- 9780275932916
- Series
- Being Urban
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Praeger Pub Text
- Authors
- David Allen Karp, William C. Yoels, Gregory Prentice Stone
Description
Being Urban examines the dynamic interplay between what theoretical perceptions tell us about urban life and how ordinary people interpret and respond to the actual experience of living in cities. Major focuses are the primacy of social interaction for an understanding of urban life, and the strategies people use to create "community" in environments which, many theoris ... more »ts believe, promote only alienation and social disintegration. This new edition incorporates a strongly interdisciplinary perspective and includes new chapters on significant topics that have received little critical attention in the field.
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