The New Urban Sociology - Hardcover

Gottdiener, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070239126 ISBN 13: 9780070239128

Publisher: McGraw-Hill College, 1993

Synopsis

This is a major breakthrough text for the urban sociology course offered at two- and four-year schools. A secondary market also exists in urban planning programs. Written from a postmodernist perspective, this book looks at urban regions as built environments and goes beyond traditional social variables to examine economic and political dimensions of urban development and change.

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From the Inside Flap:

Organized around an integrated paradigmthe sociospatial perspectivethis breakthrough text considers the role played by social factors such as race, class, gender, lifestyle, economics, culture, and politics on the development of metropolitan areas. By moving beyond the traditional city/suburb dichotomy, the authors’ unique focus on the continuously changing nature of metropolitan regions makes the material more relevant to students’ personal experiences, and the cohesive conceptual framework engages students’ critical thinking skills. Fully revised throughout, this edition features expanded discussions of international regions, key concepts, and the effect of the economic crisis on housing markets, public policy, and urban development. Concise and accessible, this book offers students a brief, intelligible history of urban life from its origins to the industrial period, as well as a clear, sophisticated summary of urban social theory.

About the Author:

Mark Gottdiener is chair of the Department of Sociology at the State University of New York-Buffalo. He is the author of eleven books, including The Social Production of Space, The Theming of America: Dreams, Visions, and Commercial Spaces, and Urban Semiotics. Translations of his works are used in several countries. His main interests are urban sociology, contemporary social theory, and the semiotics of culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0070239126
• ISBN 13: 9780070239128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528