Exam 5: Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements

According to Simmel, money is very important in urban life.

Wirth attempted to define universal social characteristics of the city.

Tönnies understood cities as part of a continuum.

Park's image of the city includes all but which of the following?

According to Wirth, the large population size of cities creates

Which of the following is a characteristic of gesellschaft?

Which of the following is one of the types of urban lifestyles identified by Herbert Gans?

White's study of ethnic neighborhoods supports Wirth's argument about urban anonymity.

Cities create greater psychological distress.

Wirth's idea of "social segmentalization" refers to discrimination in the housing market.

Urban sociology emerged in the context of

Park saw urban life as disorder and chaos.

Marx and Engels believed that the flaws of capitalism cause poverty and unemployment.

Durkheim's view of the city is pessimistic.

According to Simmel, individual behavior in the city is dominated by

For Marx, cities announced a transition to "barbarism."

Weber compared cities in different parts of the world.

According to Weber, the ideal city is characterized by

The "Asiatic modes of production" refer to

Park argued that urban research should be based on a disciplined observation.