Urban life and society /
Harry Gold
- New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002.
- xiii, 414 p.
Introduction and early urbanization --Basic forms of urban life in the modern metropolis -- Urban social institutions -- Persistent urban social problems -- Urban planning ,social policy ,and the urban future --
Intended for Urban Sociology, Urban Political Economy, Urban Anthropology, and Urban Studies courses in Departments of Sociology, Urban Studies, Political Science, Urban Planning, Geography, and Public Policy, this work gives an overview of the entire field of urban sociology, and provides an introduction to the major approaches and perspectives