Cities and suburbs : an introduction to urban sociology /
Harvey M. Choldin
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1985
- ix, 502 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. The beginnings of urban sociology -- Chapter 2. An overview of the field -- Chapter 3. From nomadism to the medieval town -- Chapter 4. The rise of the industrial city -- Chapter 5. United states urbanization -- Chapter 6. Urban ecology: spatial differentiation -- Chapter 7. Residential differentiation -- Chapter 8. Blacks in the metropolis -- Chapter 9. The local community -- Chapter 10. Community life: recent concerns -- Chapter 11. Neighborhood change -- Chapter 12. Suburbanization and new metropolitan form -- Chapter 13. Suburban social life -- Chapter 14. Social networks -- Chapter 15. Slums: conditions and programs -- Chapter 16. Third-World urbanization.
The book presupposes an exposure to introductory sociology concepts, such as primary group, bureaucracy, and stratification, which are usually taught in that course.