ABSTRACT
The chapter aims to some topics that have been central to this American sociologist’s production. One could add others, such as class, interpersonal respect, and cooperation. Sennett often touches on many topics in his texts, and those who wish to pursue his digressions will easily find a lot. Richard Sennett was born in 1943. Sennett is critical of urban planning that facilitate people’s needs to meet naturally and enjoy community, which he believes to be of great value. Urban planners push people in the direction of intimate family settlements, and opportunities to meet in larger communities are, more often, about consumption and tourism. Sennett is aware that there are other social forces than urban planning behind the segregated cities. In returns to the topic of economic inequality. Segregation is common in cities because income disparities increase and thus control where people can afford to live.
