Being Urban: A Sociology of City Life

by Gregory P. Stone, David A. Karp, William C. Yoels, et al.

Book Overview

Being Urban examines the dynamic interplay between what theoretical perceptions tell us about urban life and how ordinary people interpret and respond to the actual experience of living in cities. A major focus of inquiry is the strategies people use to create community in an environment where, many theorists believe, only alienation and progressive disintegration are possible. In the second edition of this important work, the authors have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275932923
• ISBN13: 9780275932923
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"