Cities and urban life
By: John J. Macionis, Vincent N. Parrillo.
Contributors: Parrillo, Vincent N.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
Subjects: Cities and towns.; Cities and towns -- History.; Sociology, Urban.; City and town life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Exploring the city; title: History of cities and new trends; title: The origins and development of the world's cities; title: The development of North American cities; title: Cities and suburbs of the twenty-first century; title: Disciplinary perspectives; title: Urban sociology : the classic statements; title: Social psychology: the urban experience; title: Geography and spatial perspectives : making sense of space; title: Comparative urbanism : the city and culture; title: The new urban sociology : the city and capitalism; title: The structure of the city; title: Stratification and social class : urban and suburban lifestyles; title: Race, ethnicity, and gender : urban diversity; title: Housing, education, crime : confronting urban problems; title: Global urbanization; title: Cities in the developing world; title: The planning and evaluation of cities; title: Planning the urban environment.