Other

Replies / Views	Last post
Nancy Scheper-Hughes studied a Brazilian shantytown. Out of this research she developed the concept ... Started by cherise1989	1 Replies 254 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by sultana.d
Modernization has been criticized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for Started by shofmannx20	1 Replies 291 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by Jossy
Kleniewski suggests that Castells made three important modifications to world systems theory. The ... Started by stevenposner	1 Replies 368 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by robbielu01
Influenced by diffusion theory, proponents of modernization often assumed that urbanization in ... Started by PhilipSeeMore	1 Replies 292 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by hramirez205
In the United States, poor neighborhoods are usually located at the center of cities. In France, and ... Started by Davideckstein7	1 Replies 303 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by nathang24
Geographer David Clark argues that squatter settlements can fill some important and positive roles. ... Started by asmith134	1 Replies 303 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by Athena23
Five years after World War II, the 15 largest cities in the world were predominantly Western cities. ... Started by RODY.ELKHALIL	1 Replies 224 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by skipfourms123
Dependency theorists shifted the focus of the impact of industrialization and globalization from ... Started by jwb375	1 Replies 188 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by jessofishing
Because of the third urban revolution, in many cities in the less-developed world Started by mynx	1 Replies 246 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by 234sdffa
Although squatter settlements are usually characterized by poverty and public health crises, they ... Started by maegan_martin	1 Replies 227 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by efwsefaw
According to Alain Touraine, the fundamental problem of integration in France is Started by chandani	1 Replies 234 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by Chelseyj.hasty
A city that has economic, political, social, and cultural prominence in a nation, usually a less ... Started by brutforce	1 Replies 161 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by nicoleclaire22
What does the title of Putnam's book, Bowling Alone, imply about his view of social capital in the ... Started by piesebel	1 Replies 101 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by Amiracle
In trying to understand the causes of excess mortality during the 1995 Chicago heat wave, Eric ... Started by LCritchfi	1 Replies 145 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by lauravaras
Hutter notes that New Orleans will be rebuilt, but that a key questions is whose New Orleans will be ... Started by panfilo	1 Replies 100 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by Galvarado142
Define environmental injustice and list two of the underlying factors that make it possible. Started by magmichele12	1 Replies 115 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by billybob123
As a result of their study of "Netville," would Wellman and Hampton agree with Putnam that social ... Started by lbcchick	1 Replies 146 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by tandmlomax84
The 1995 Chicago heat wave killed 700 people more than was typical during a week in July. Started by cool	1 Replies 231 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by tdewitt
Klinenberg suggests that sociologists - having been influenced by the Chicago School - have tended ... Started by javeds	1 Replies 103 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by frogdreck123456
In his research on networks, Barry Wellman pointed out that a social network can exist only among ... Started by a0266361136	1 Replies 98 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by Jossy
Disasters such as the Chicago heat wave of 1995 and Hurricane Katrina are solely due to natural conditions. Started by Jkov05	1 Replies 73 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by cadimas
Although local, state, and federal government agencies failed to fully anticipate and prepare for ... Started by misspop	1 Replies 72 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by steff9894
Wellman and Hampton's study of "Netville," revealed that emerging electronic technology Started by audie	1 Replies 71 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by leahm14
Those with political and economic power in New Orleans control the urban imagery of the city and ... Started by melly21297	1 Replies 65 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by nathang24
The people most affected by flooding when Katrina hit New Orleans were predominantly Started by cagreen833	1 Replies 55 Views	Nov 9, 2020 by jgranad15