Urban sociology is the sociological study of life and human interaction in metropolitan areas.

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.

Three data gathering techniques were employed: participant observation, semi-structured interviewing, and document analysis, and the data was analyzed using a grounded theory approach that including coding for themes and triangulation.

Urban sociology concerns itself with the social and cultural forms assumed by the urban phenomenon in the past and in the present. It endeavors to understand the worldviews of the various cultures that have produced cities, and the coherence or incoherence with which these. Urban sociology concerns itself with the social and cultural forms assumed by the urban phenomenon in the past and in the present. It endeavors to understand the worldviews of the various cultures that have produced cities, and the coherence or incoherence with which these worldviews have been given concrete form.

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This book is organized into four parts encompassing 12 chapters, and begins with an overview of the study of urbanization and urban sociology. This part deals with the development of British urban sociology and the idea of neighborhood community

Urban sociology was born of a tradition rich in theory as well as method.

Urban sociology was born of a tradition rich in theory as well as method. The earliest urban sociologists plied their trade by mapping, counting, observing, and surveying. Urban sociologists rely heavily on primary and secondary data, are skilled in sampling and survey design, and have grown their skills at statistical analysis. But being rigorous is not the sole domain of quantitative sociologists.

Urban space has emerged as the central organizing construct in studies of the post-modern metropolis

Urban space has emerged as the central organizing construct in studies of the post-modern metropolis. 0762305401 (ISBN13: 9780762305407).

Mark Clapson, Ray Hutchison. A majority of the world population lives in urban areas, most in suburban regions, including the shanty towns of Asia, favelas of South America, slums of Africa and banileue and inner-city suburbs of the developed nations.

URBAN SOCIOLOGY READING LIST 10/12/09 THEORY Dear, Michael. Gottdiener, Mark and Joe Feagin. The Paradigm Shift in Urban Sociology. From Chicago to LA: Making Sense of Urban Theory. The Subcultural Theory of Urbanism - A 20th Year Assessment American Journal of Sociology 101:543-77. Urban Affairs Quarterly 24(2):163-187.