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Lofland argues that in the public spaces of parks, plazas, and streets,
a special form of social life is articulated that gives the city its special character.
interaction becomes risky for people thus making public life difficult.
one sees the environmental effects of human social behavior.
estion 24
The importance of Thomas and Znaneicki’s study, The Polish Peasant, is that it showed how individuals’ understanding of their lives and circumstances could enable them to
accept their lives and circumstances as they are.
make an impact on and change their environment.
use theory to resign themselves to their fate.
understand the nature of the urban transition. Question 23
A symbolic interactionist would understand cities and urban life by focusing on
the urban ecological environment.
urban class structures and their effects on access to resources.
the use of shared symbols to make sense of the world.
unconscious psychological processes that determine the mental health of urbanites. Question 22
Symbolic interactionists believe that any environmental space, whether a building, a street, or a city, should be seen in terms of its
physical structure.
physical characteristics.
symbolic meaning.
biotic environment Question 21
For Anselm Strauss, “urban imagery” refers to the
ecological image of city.
symbolization of the city.
the political economic image of the city.
the historical model of the city. Question 20
Hutter uses the microsociological approach of ________ and the macrosociological approach of ________ to understand cities.
symbolic interactionism; urban ecology
urban ecology; urban political economy
urbanization; urbanism
symbolic interactionism; urban political economy In addition to his emphasis on shared sentiments and values as important to symbolic and psychological adjustments to urban life, Park also used a/an ________ model of city life.
ecological
social psychological
political economic
historical
Question 18
Mark Hutter grew up in Brooklyn on the North Atlantic island of Long Island. The two major ethnic groups in his neighborhood – Italians and Jews – lived side-by-side but with parallel institutions which they did not share with each other. This neighborhood was
spatially integrated, but culturally, institutionally, and socially segregated.
spatially segregated, but culturally, institutionally, and socially integrated.
spatially, culturally, institutionally, and socially segregated
spatially, culturally, institutionally, and socially integrated.
In developing his view of city life, Robert Park was influenced by Simmel’s emphasis on the importance of
ecological models of urban life.
the social psychology of urban life.
the rapid pace of urban growth.
the public realm.
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Barbara Boyle Torrey notes that the most striking examples of the ongoing urbanization of the world are the
increasing number of large Western cities.
rise of megacities with 10 million or more people.
rise of small towns in Asia.
changes that have led to a reversal of the urban revolutions. Question 15
In their research on urban imagery, Wohl and Strauss describe how the spatial complexity and social diversity of a city often become integrated through the use of
sentimental history.
the public realm.
the private realm.
anti-urban bias. Question 14
In Hutter’s neighborhood when he was growing up many parents preferred that their children, when they were not in the park, play in the streets by their homes because there were always
numerous police officers around to watch them.
trolley cars going by.
eyes on the street.
gangs that protected the children Question 13
Predictions are that by the year 2030 urban areas are expected to have about ________ percent of the world’s population.
40
50
60
70 Question 12
Perry, Abbott, and Hutter developed the urban imagery approach because they felt that too few symbolic interactionists had investigated
the effects of urban ecological issues on urban images.
the effects of urban political economy on symbolic interactionism as an approach to understanding cities.
how urban imagery had affected the two North Atlantic islands that Hutter refers to.
the interactional dynamics at the center of urban imagery and the degree to which imagery acts as an independent variable in shaping urban life Question 11
The growth of cities has long been tied to human progress and to equating cities with
religion.
civilization.
etymology.
norms and values. Question 10
A urban political economist would understand cities and urban life by focusing on
the urban ecological environment.
urban class structures and their effects on access to resources.
the use of shared symbols to make sense of the world.
unconscious psychological processes that determine the mental health of urbanites Question 9
In addition to the “place approach” and the “urban people approach,” which of the following is another suggested approach for urban interactionists?
urban ecology
urban political economy
urban imagery
urban fear Question 8
After discussing the first and second urban revolutions, Hutter suggests that a third urban revolution is going on now. This third urban revolution is related to
deindustrialization.
massive urban growth in non-Western cities.
the rising city-suburb disparity ranking in the U.S.
the shift to industrial production in the U.S. Question 7
If you are interested in the rate at which an urban population grows over a period of time relative to its initial size, you would focus on
urbanization.
urban growth.
urban transition.
urbanism. Question 6
According to Hutter, by the year ________ approximately half of all people in the world were urban dwellers.
2007
2010
2025
2050
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Strauss argues that one invariant characteristic of city life is that people “see” the city by using certain stylized and symbolic objects. He further argues that people’s images of these objects are due to the
city as a way of life.
world of strangers that people inhabit.
social worlds and relationships that people have.
environmental contexts within which people live. Question 4
According to Kingsley Davis, cities and urbanization
have been key features of human life since our beginnings.
have been around much longer than other aspects of society, such as language and religion.
are impossible to date accurately.
are relatively recent developments in human history.
Question 3
If you are interested in the rate at which an urban population grows over a period of time relative to its initial size, you would focus on
urbanization.
urban growth.
urban transition.
urbanism.
Question 2
A microlevel approach to urban living is needed because macrolevel approaches ignore
emergent creative aspects of individuals and the emergent quality of social interaction.
urban class structures and their effects on access to resources that people need to live.
urbanization, urban growth, and urban transition.
how interactional patterns are determined by large-scale social structures.
A microlevel approach to urban living is needed because macrolevel approaches ignore
emergent creative aspects of individuals and the emergent quality of social interaction.
urban class structures and their effects on access to resources that people need to live.
urbanization, urban growth, and urban transition.
how interactional patterns are determined by large-scale social structures.