TY - BOOK AU - Choldin, Harvey M. TI - Cities and suburbs: an introduction to urban sociology SN - 70108161 AV - HT 151 .C46 1985 PY - 1985/// CY - New York PB - McGraw Hill Education KW - SOCIOLOGY, URBAN N1 - 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 N2 - The book presupposes an exposure to introductory sociology concepts, such as primary group, bureaucracy, and stratification, which are usually taught in that course ER -