The New Urban Sociology: Test Bank - Softcover
Organized around an integrated paradigm-the sociospatial perspective-this breakthrough text considers the role played by social factors such as race, class, gender, lifestyle, economics, culture, and politics on the development of metropolitan areas. By moving beyond the traditional city/suburb dichotomy, the authors unique focus on the continuously changing nature of metropolitan regions makes the material more relevant to students personal experiences, and the cohesive conceptual framework engages students critical thinking skills. Fully revised throughout, this edition features expanded discussions of international regions, key concepts, and the effect of the economic crisis on housing markets, public policy, and urban development. Concise and accessible, this book offers students a brief, intelligible history of urban life from its origins to the industrial period, as well as a clear, sophisticated summary of urban social theory.
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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:
—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
Mark Gottdiener is professor of sociology at SUNY-Buffalo and the recipient of the 2011 Robert and Helen Lynd Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of numerous books, including The Theming of America; 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.
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- PublisherMcGraw Hill Higher Education
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0070239134
- ISBN 13 9780070239135
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages136
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