Week 9 Quiz - URBS 310
The Chicago School of urban sociology focused on __________.
- the way urban life disrupted traditional ties to kin and community
- the class struggle within the city
- the political structure of the metropolis
- none of the above
The distinction between societies based on “mechanical solidarity” and those based on “organic solidarity” is associated with __________.
- Karl Marx
- Emile Durkheim
- Ferdinand Tonnies
- Max Weber
“Urbanism as a Way of Life” suggests that cities create a distinct way of life
- True
- False
Gans suggested that Wirth’s “urbanite” could best be seen as __________.
- a product of urban industrial society
- none of the above
- a product of ecological systems
Subcultural Theory is most closely associated with __________.
- Alvin Toffler
- Herbert Gans
- Louis Wirth
- Claude Fischer
The following is generally true of urban populations: __________.
- urban populations have lower levels of population density
- urban populations are smaller in population size
- urban populations are more heterogeneous
In urban areas socioeconomic status is most frequently measured by __________.
- religion, race and ethnicity
- family, national origin, and religion
- income, education, and occupation
“Yuppies,” “Dinks,” and “Bobos” generally fall into Gans’s urban lifestyle category, “the unmarried or childless.”
- True
- False
Elijah Anderson conducted a 14-year study of two Philadelphia neighborhoods which revealed street etiquette used by young males to get and keep respect.
- True
- False
Gans suggests that the individual is most influenced by __________.
- the density of the population
- the size of the city
- the heterogeneity of the urban area
- his or her local community and peer group
The Chicago School of sociology focused on the way urban life disrupted traditional ties to kin and community.
- True
- False
Subcultural Theory states that urbanism often strengthens social grouping.
- True
- False
The Chicago School of Urban Sociology has mainly focused on the shift from:
- none of the above
- a rural to an urban life
- an urban to a rural life
- a city to an agricultural life
According to the Chicago School of Urban sociology, the main social groups people belong to in an urban setting are:
- all of the above
- primary
- tertiary
- secondary
According to the Chicago School of Urban sociology, cities don’t work because people are homogenous
- True
- False
According to the Chicago School of Urban sociology, social status in the city is
- none of the above
- is the same among everyone
- ascribed
- achieved
During the lecture on Thursday, Professor Thomas discussed
- suburbanization
- the requirements for paper 2 – The General Plan
- the industrial revolution
URBS 310 – Growth and Sustainable Development of Cities
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