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Urban people and places: the sociology of cities, suburbs, and towns/ Daniel Joseph Monti, Michael Ian Borer and Lyn Mcgregor.

By: Monti, Daniel JosephContributor(s): Borer, Michael Ian | Macgregor, LynMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Los Angeles: Sage, 2015Description: xiii, 208 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781412987424Subject(s): Sociology, Urban | Cities and towns--Social aspects DDC classification: 307.76

Contents:

Chapter 1. Urbanization in Western societies -- chapter 2. Urban places and people in comparative perspective -- chapter 3. How the United States became urban -- chapter 4. The seeds of urban theory : classic statements about cities and communities -- chapter 5. The fruits of urban theory : contemporary perspectives on cities and communities -- chapter 6. Civic culture and the politics of community -- chapter 7. Among kin, friends, and strangers : social control in cities, suburbs, and towns -- chapter 8. How social scientists, planners and reformers figure out what's going on and what needs fixing -- chapter 9. Fixing places and people : how policy makers, planners and social reformers try to make cities better -- chapter 10. Embracing the cultures of urban people and places.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	307.76 MON/U (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P41737

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Chapter 1. Urbanization in Western societies --
chapter 2. Urban places and people in comparative perspective --
chapter 3. How the United States became urban --
chapter 4. The seeds of urban theory : classic statements about cities and communities --
chapter 5. The fruits of urban theory : contemporary perspectives on cities and communities --
chapter 6. Civic culture and the politics of community --
chapter 7. Among kin, friends, and strangers : social control in cities, suburbs, and towns --
chapter 8. How social scientists, planners and reformers figure out what's going on and what needs fixing --
chapter 9. Fixing places and people : how policy makers, planners and social reformers try to make cities better --
chapter 10. Embracing the cultures of urban people and places.

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