Urban Sociology

R.N. Morris

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Routledge
21 December 2006

Bilingualism & multilingualism; Urban communities; Moral & social purpose of education; Multicultural education

This book offers a coherant theoretical introduction to urban sociology. Based on the urban theory of Louis Wirth, it systematically examines Wirth's principal ideas in the contexts of pre-industrial cities, industrial cities and bureaucracies. Morris discusses conditions for the emergence of cities and for industrialization. He relates organisational and ecological accounts of the city and considers the contributions of each. Bureaucracy appears as a peculiarly urban form of organisation: its ecological and social characteristics are examined in an original manner and with considerable insight so as to illustrate and modify the propositions derived from Wirth's theory. The book concludes with a comprehensive evaluation of Wirth and his critics.

This book was first published in 1968.

By: R.N. Morris
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9780415418232
ISBN 10: 0415418232
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 21 December 2006
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. 'Urbanism as a way of life': The urban theory of Louis Wirth 2. The pre-industrial city 3. Wirth's theory and the industrial city 4. Ecological processes in the city 5. Bureaucracy in urban-industrial societies 6. Wirth's theory of urbanism: an overall evaluation

R.N. Morris