Urban Problems in Sociological Perspective

This text gives students an authoritative overview of U.S. urban history & the central theoretical issues in urban society.

Preface

vii

Origins of the Urban Crisis

1

(36)

Outline of Topics

1

(2)

The Rise of the Industrial City

3

(6)

The Human Ecology of the Industrial City

9

(6)

Cities in Transition: 1920--1945

15

(1)

At the Crossroads: The Industrial City in 1945

16

(2)

Suburbanization and the Rise of Megalopolis: 1945--1970

18

(8)

The Decline of the Old Central Cities

26

(5)

Evaluation

31

(1)

Main Points

31

(2)

Key Terms

33

(1)

Suggested Reading

34

(1)

Endnotes

35

(2)

Patterns of Regional and Metropolitan Growth

37

(26)

Outline of Topics

37

(1)

Changing Patterns of Regional Growth

38

(6)

Causes of Regional Growth

44

(5)

Metropolitan Growth and Change

49

(7)

Theoretical Perspectives on Growth

56

(4)

Main Points

60

(1)

Key Terms

61

(1)

Suggested Reading

61

(2)

The Nature of Urban Life: The Myth of the City

63

(28)

Outline of Topics

63

(1)

The Classical View of the Consequences of Urbanization

64

(12)

The Classical View Reconsidered

76

(8)

More Recent Research

84

(2)

Evaluation

86

(1)

Main Points

87

(1)

Key Terms

88

(1)

Suggested Reading

89

(2)

Problems of the Disadvantaged

91

(38)

Outline of Topics

91

(1)

Urban Poverty

92

(5)

Understanding Urban Poverty: Two Approaches

97

(11)

Status of African Americans

108

(14)

The New Immigrant Groups

122

(4)

Main Points

126

(1)

Key Terms

127

(1)

Suggested Reading

128

(1)

Housing and Urban Decay

129

(26)

Outline of Topics

129

(1)

Housing Deprivation

130

(7)

Government Housing Policies

137

(8)

Urban Decay

145

(6)

Main Points

151

(1)

Key Terms

152

(1)

Suggested Reading

153

(2)

Transportation

155

(26)

Outline of Topics

155

(1)

The Contemporary Urban Transportation System: The Automobile

156

(5)

Other Characteristics of Urban Transportation

161

(2)

Evaluating the Urban Transportation System

163

(3)

Transportation Alternatives

166

(11)

Evaluation

177

(1)

Main Points

178

(1)

Key Terms

178

(1)

Suggested Reading

179

(2)

Urban Political Systems

181

(30)

Outline of Topics

181

(1)

Structural Constraints on Urban Government

182

(10)

Pressures on Urban Governments: The Influence System

192

(12)

Policy Trends in Large Cities

204

(4)

Main Points

208

(1)

Key Terms

209

(1)

Suggested Reading

210

(1)

Urban Government: The Delivery of Services

211

(48)

Outline of Topics

211

(1)

Physical Services

212

(12)

Social Welfare Services

224

(6)

Education

230

(13)

Criminal Justice

243

(12)

Main Points

255

(1)

Key Terms

256

(1)

Suggested Reading

257

(2)

Urban Problems in Other Societies

259

(38)

Outline of Topics

259

(1)

Western Europe

260

(7)

Japan

267

(7)

Eastern Europe

274

(8)

The Third World

282

(11)

Main Points

293

(2)

Key Terms

295

(1)

Suggested Reading

296

(1)

Urban Problems in Perspective

297

(24)

Outline of Topics

297

(1)

Urban Conditions in a Global Context

298

(3)

Urban Problems in an Historical Context

301

(10)

The Urban Future: Emerging City Functions in a Global Division of Labor

311

(7)

Main Points

318

(1)

Suggested Reading

319

(2)

Bibliography

321

(28)

Index

349

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