The New Urban Sociology - Hardcover

Gottdiener, M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070239126 ISBN 13: 9780070239128

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1994

Synopsis

Written from a postmodernist perspective, this work considers urban regions as built environments and goes beyond traditional social variables to examine economic and political dimensions of urban development. The text has a global outlook and takes a balanced approach to cities and suburbs. It introduces the paradigm - "social-spatial perspective" - to urban sociology, which is used to consider the role played by spacial considerations, such as the role of real estate in metropolitan development. Race, class and gender are dealt with in a balanced way. This edition includes new topics, such as focus groups and data management programs for data entry. Case studies are treated as a major form of social research and as such the text includes lengthy discussions of them.

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Review:

The best urban sociology textbook available! This updated version of Gottdiener and Hutchison's respected text stands out for its critical sociospatial approach accenting key development actors, attention to urban theming and semiotics, savvy discussions of racial/gender issues, and studied attention to global contexts of U.S. and overseas urban development.”
—Joe Feagin, Texas A&M University

The New Urban Sociology blends theory and examples to give readers an accessible and engaging work suitable for undergraduates, urban scholars, and general readers. Gottdiener and Hutchison provide an innovative and brilliantly structured text to shed fresh light on the dominant trends and global processes shaping cities and urban life.”
—Kevin Fox Gotham, Tulane University

Bringing our understanding of global urban trends and recent urban policies bang up to date, The New Urban Sociology embraces a wide range of social, cultural, economic and political themes and issues. Clearly organized and smartly written, the volume will be of immense value to students of urban studies, urban history, and sociology and anyone interested in the key metropolitan issues of our time.”
—Mark Clapson, University Of Westminster

About the Author:

Mark Gottdiener is professor of sociology at SUNY-Buffalo and the author of a number of books, including The Theming of America (Westview Press); Las Vegas: The Social Production of an All-American City; New Forms of Consumption: Consumer, Culture, and Commodification; Postmodern Semiotics; and The Social Production of Urban Space . Ray Hutchison is professor of sociology and chair of urban and regional studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is series editor of Research in Urban Sociology and senior editor of the forthcoming three-volume Encyclopedia of Urban Studies .

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0070239126
• ISBN 13: 9780070239128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352