Urban was defined as all areas of the conference considered 1st and 3rd class cities. Anonymity Where people are nameless and individuals can go two blocks away and may not be recognized. Heterogeneity People are mixed culturally, racially, and have many extreme political and economic viewpoints all of which can be experienced in a short walk from home. Socially mobile Movement of people is up and down the social ladder and the income ladder.
Movement is between jobs and residence.
Interest People associate on interest basis and not locality. A church, concert, lodge, or civic group may bring people together from different points of the city. Urban communities ordinarily provide a greater variety of goods, services, and institutional facilities. Additionally, 'urban' refers to areas where the natural environment is conspicuously altered. They meet the requirements of an urban area when geography, population and incorporation become the determinant, but not all cities provide for the 'community life' and 'economic' concerns of a city.