Urban Sociology
Urban sociology is the sociological study of life and human interaction in metropolitan areas. It is a normative discipline of sociology seeking to study the structures, environmental processes, changes and problems of an urban area and by doing so provide inputs for urban planning and policy making. In other words, it is the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society. Like most areas of sociology, urban sociologists use statistical analysis, observation, social theory, interviews, and other methods to study a range of topics, including migration and demographic trends, economics, poverty, race relations and economic trends. …
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MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 12 April 2024 English
From the 1850s onwards, the Circassians, settled within the Ottoman borders in the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Middle East, found themselves within different states following the disintegration of the Ottoman …
M., Hohle, R. and King, C. (2019) The New Urban Sociology. 6th edn. Taylor and Francis. https://data …
EU: European Union · 24 January 2024 English
This technical report provides technical information about the implementation of the 2023 Perception Survey on the Quality of Life in European Cities. It accompanies the Evaluation Report, which discusses in …
EU: European Union · 17 January 2024 English
The purpose of the study is to monitor, on a regular basis, the quality of life in European cities. The results of the study show how satisfied citizens are with …
LEAD · 5 January 2024 English
Changing form and function in the ceremonial and the colonial port city in India: an historical analysis of Madurai and Madras. [...] Colonial urbanism: the development of Madras city in …
Bhat, C., & Kadekar, L. N. (eds) A Reader in Urban Sociology. Orient Longman. Mines, M. (1992). Individuality …
RSF: Russell Sage Foundation · 1 January 2024 English
This article examines heterogeneity in adverse events and conditions and how low-income African American young adults respond. Although nearly all individuals in the sample report at least one instance of …
Harding 2010).Indeed, significant work in urban sociology argues that we must account for the importance …
Urban Institute · 1 December 2023 English
Black women hold less in wealth than any other race-gender group in the US. At least three factors likely contribute to this persistent inequity. First, Black Americans and women have …
Rucks-Ahidiana is a scholar of race and ethnicity, urban sociology, and culture whose research explores how culture …
LEAD · 15 November 2023 English
Changing form and function in the ceremonial and the colonial port city in India: an historical analysis of Madurai and Madras. [...] Colonial urbanism: the development of Madras city in …
Bhat, C., & Kadekar, L. N. (eds) A Reader in Urban Sociology. Orient Longman. Mines, M. (1992). Individuality …
ICS: Institute for Culture and Society · 10 November 2023 English
About the Cultural Infrastructure Research Program The Cultural Infrastructure Research Program (co-led by Professor Deborah Stevenson and Dr Zelmarie Cantillon) conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research into the cultural institutions and practices …
culture is important to both cultural and urban sociology. Using Sydney, Australia, as a case study and …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 9 November 2023 English
Do white teachers learn racial competency from their Black peers? We answer this question using a mixed-methods approach. Longitudinal administrative data from North Carolina show that having a Black same-grade …
interviewing approach, a well-documented method in urban sociology that employs open- ended questions to elicit …
MPIDR: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research · 16 August 2023 English
“Racial Variation in Community Cognizance and Taste.” Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. [...] “Electing the Chief of Police: How the Race of Elected Officials Affects Racial Disparities …
University, Comprehensive Exams: Demography, Urban Sociology, Social Network Analysis, Quantitative Methods … Cum Laude, with Honors RESEARCH INTERESTS Urban Sociology, Demography, Inequality, Race and Ethnicity … 2023 2022 Roundtable Presider: Community and Urban Sociology Section Roundtables. Annual Meeting of the …
