Exam 15: Population and Urbanization

Geographer Homer Hoyt is credited with developing the concentric-zone model of urban development.

What recent phenomenon allows middle-class homeowners to have physical security and freedom from exposure to the social problems of the inner city?

Examine whether a relationship exists between people's social class and the type of city or neighbourhood where they reside.

What constitutes the process of gentrification?

Katrina bought a small old house in an old, rundown neighbourhood in the downtown core because it was all she could afford. Katrina slowly fixed up her home, just like others were doing around her. Ten years later, the neighbourhood had transformed and she found herself living in a trendy area of the city. What would the text call this change in her neighbourhood?

According to Burgess's model, where do second-generation immigrants typically reside?

Maria, Katrina, and Susan all decided to have one child each and formed a "play group" so their children would have socializing opportunities with their peers. Which social problem does the fact that none of these women had more children contribute to?

According to studies done in the 1950s and 1960s, what characterized the suburban way of life?

The city is growing in leaps and bounds, but interestingly the west end is still the upper-class neighbourhood, the working class lives in the east end, and the immigrants tend to move to the north of the city. If you wanted to study this urban growth model, what would Homer Hoyt recommend that you study?

When growing up, Chantelle was embarrassed to tell her classmates where she lived, since it was just blocks from the downtown main street in a neighbourhood of working-class residents. Now she is proud of her address and has turned down a number of interested buyers, saying she couldn't imagine living anywhere else. What explains her change of heart?

Which of the following places are most often afflicted with overurbanization?

For sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies, what is Gesellschaft?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the urban-growth machine?

After class, Jessie commented to her friend Maria, "One of the cities discussed in the lecture today reminded me of a line from that song by the Talking Crows-you know, 'They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.'" Maria looked confused and Jessie added, "The paradise they paved was the park." What type of city was Jessie referring to?

Paulo moved from rural Argentina into Buenos Aires to look for work. He was unable to find work or affordable housing, so without buying land he built a small shack where other people were doing the same thing. Some called the area a "slum," while Paulo called it home. What urban phenomenon was Paulo a victim of?

Manon lives outside the city and commutes into downtown for work. On her way, her train passes through middle-class and working-class neighbourhoods, as well as an area where drug dealers control the streets. According to Ernest Burgess, how might one analyze the progression Manon sees out her window?

Identify and describe the two types of ethnic communities indicated by Logan, Alba, and Zhang.

Patricia and Mike are young, married, urban professionals expecting their first child and for lifestyle reasons they have bought a house in a much smaller city that is a 70-kilometre commute to Mike's big-city job. Which of the following terms best categorizes their new lifestyle?

Jason works as a stock market fund manager in the city centre; he walks to work from his downtown condominium. Brad operates a hotdog stand near Jason's office building; he takes the subway to get to work. Which of the following terms best describes this modern urban juxtaposition?

In class, Kendra asserted that the city where she had grown up had no downtown. When a classmate asked what kind of city had no downtown, what would Kendra answer?