The New Urban Sociology

6th Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-367-19972-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 458 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 716 g

Widely recognized as a groundbreaking text, The New Urban Sociology is a broad and expert introduction to urban sociology that is both relevant and accessible to students. Organized around an integrated paradigm, the sociospatial perspective, this text examines the role played by social factors such as race, class, gender, lifestyle, economics, and culture on the development of metropolitan areas, and integrates social, ecological, and political economy perspectives and research into this study. With its unique perspective, concise history of urban life, clear summary of urban social theory, and attention to the impact of culture on urban development, this book gives students a cohesive conceptual framework for understanding cities and urban life.

The sixth edition of The New Urban Sociology is a major overhaul and expansion of the previous editions. This edition is packed with new material including an expansion of the sociospatial approach to include the primary importance of racism in the formation of the urban landscape, the spatial aspects of urban social problems, including the issues surrounding urban public health and affordable housing, and a brand new chapter on urban social movements. There is also new material on the importance of space for social groups, including immigrants and the LGBTQ community, as well as the gendered meanings embedded in social space.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gottdiener, Mark

Hohle, Randolph

King, Colby

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Sixth Edition; Ackowledgments; 1 THE NEW URBAN SOCIOLOGY; 2 THE ORIGINS OF URBAN LIFE AND URBAN SOCIOLOGY; 3 CONTEMPORARY URBAN SOCIOLOGY; 4 URBANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; 5 SUBURBANIZATION, GLOBALIZATION, AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE MULTICENTERED REGION; 6 URBANIZATION IN THE DEVELOPED NATIONS: EUROPE AND JAPAN; 7 URBANIZATION AND MEGA REGIONS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD; 8 URBAN SOCIAL PROBLEMS: RACISM, POVERTY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CRIME, AND PUBLIC HEALTH; 9 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES: DIFFERNTIAL GROUPS AND SPATIAL LOCATION IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION; 10 THE REVITALIZATION OF THE HISTORICAL INNER CITY: GENTRIFICATION, THEMING, AND UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT; 11 METROPOLITAN PLANNING AND URBAN ISSUES; 12 METROPOLITAN SOCIAL POLICY; 13 SHIFTING THE FOCUS TO RESULTS: URBAN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND NGOs; 14 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Gottdiener, PhD (Sociology) spent 41 years as a university professor and, as a Full Professor, was on faculty at the University of California, CUNY, and SUNY Buffalo. He specialized in Cultural Studies, especially American Culture, and Urban Studies while publishing 16 books and over 100 articles. In 2010 he was given the Lynd Award for Lifetime Distinguished Career Achievement by the American Sociological Association. Among other honors, he has received two Fulbright Research Scholar awards for international travel; in 2006 he was awarded the Lady Davis endowed Fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; in 2007 he was selected by the Yale School of Architecture to deliver the yearly endowed Ross-Symonds Lecture.

Randolph Hohle is an Associate Professor of Sociology at SUNY Fredonia. His previous books include Racism in the Neoliberal Era: A Meta History of Elite White Power (Routledge, 2018), Race and the Origins of Neoliberalism (Routledge, 2015), and Black Citizenship and Authenticity in the Civil Rights Movement (Routledge, 2013). He lives in Buffalo, New York with his wife and children.

Colby King is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater State University and teaches and studies urban sociology, social stratification and inequality, social class, work, and strategies for supporting working-class and first-generation college students.