The Gottdiener, Mark. creator Hutchison, Ray. text bibliography cou Boulder, CO Westview Press c2011 2011 4th ed. monographic eng

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xvi, 435 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. The new urban sociology -- The origins of urban life -- The rise of urban sociology -- Contemporary urban sociology -- Urbanization in the United States -- Suburbanization, globalization and the emergence of the multi-centered region -- People and lifestyles in the metropolis : urban and suburban culture -- Minority settlement patterns, neighborhoods, and communities in the multi-centered metropolis -- Metropolitan problems : poverty, racism, crime, the sociospatial approach to social problems -- Urbanization in developed nations -- Globalization and urbanization in the developing world -- Metropolitan planning and environmental issues -- Metropolitan social policy -- The future of urban sociology. Mark Gottdiener, Ray Hutchison. Includes bibliographical references and index. Metropolitan areas United States Suburbs United States Urbanization United States History Sociology, Urban United States Sociology, Urban Urbanization 307.76 9780813344256 (alk. paper) 2010011487 DLC 101207 16164780