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.

part |2 pages

Part I: Historical Developments

chapter 1|30 pages

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

chapter 2|26 pages

The Emergence of Cities

part |2 pages

Part II: Disciplinary Perspectives

part |2 pages

Part III: City Imagery

chapter 7|24 pages

City Imagery

chapter 8|28 pages

The Skyscraper as Icon

part |2 pages

Part IV: The Social Psychology of City Life

part |2 pages

Part V: City People and Places

chapter 11|48 pages

Urban Communities and Social Policies

chapter 12|34 pages

Families, Gender, and Singles in the City

chapter 13|38 pages

The Consumer City: Shopping and Sports

part |2 pages

Part VI: The Urban World