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Being Urban : a Sociology of City Life by David Allen Karp; Gregory Prentice Stone; William C Yoels is a social science available to read on EtoBox.

What is Being Urban : a Sociology of City Life about?

This volume 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. Major focuses are the primacy of social interaction for an understanding of urban life, and the strategies people use to create "community" in environments which, many theorists believe, promote only alienation and social disintegration. This new edition incorporates a strongly interdisciplinary perspe

Who reads Being Urban : a Sociology of City Life?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
David Allen Karp; Gregory Prentice Stone; William C Yoels
Publisher
New York : Praeger, 1991.
Published
1991
Language
EN
ISBN
9780275932916
Category
social science
Subjects
Sociology, Science, Social Science
Updated
2026-03-25

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