ABSTRACT
This extraordinary text for undergraduate urban students is a reflection of Mark Hutter’s academic interests in urban sociology and his life-long passion for experiencing city life. His deep academic roots in the Chicago School of Sociology help inform and appreciate the variety of urban structures and processes and their effect on the everyday lives of people living in cities. This text, however, extends the Chicago School perspective by combining its traditions with a social psychological perspective derived from symbolic interaction and also with a macro-level examination of social organization, social change, stratification and power in the urban context, informed by political economy. This entirely new, 3rd Edition has a global outlook on city life, and a visual presentation unmatched among books in this genre.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I: Historical Developments
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Part II: Disciplinary Perspectives
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Part III: City Imagery
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Part IV: The Social Psychology of City Life
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Part V: City People and Places
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Part VI: The Urban World