Question 1
Urban scholars such as Michael Dear, Mike Davis, and Edward Soja have developed an urban theoretical perspective reflecting a(n) ________ perspective.
◦ urban ecological
◦ symbolic interactionist
◦ urban political economy
◦ culturalist
Question 2
Urban sociologist Mark Gottdiener disagrees with many assumptions about the distinctiveness of Los Angeles. One of his objections is that
◦ Los Angeles is the most populous consolidated metropolitan statistical area in the country.
◦ Los Angeles is too much of a world city to be distinctive.
◦ too much of the analysis of Los Angeles is based on cultural concepts.
◦ Los Angeles is both an existing city and an ideal type.
◦ features such as edge cities, the city as theme park, deindustrialization, and globalization are not unique to Los Angeles.
A bobcat in urban surroundings.
Rural versus Urban Population, 1820–1860
Mark Rothko, Rothko Chapel, Houston, Texas.
Violating Background Assumptions
The Urban Attraction
Japan’s Urban Landscape