Urban Sociology

SAME AS V93.0460-002 & V99.0350

Non Sociology PhD Students: Please obtain instructor's permission and email Department of Sociology for consent.

Introduction to the field of urban sociology that looks at the interplay between studies of city life and theories about cities. Traces the development of modern American cities; examines the theories that emerged to explain the causes and consequences of urbanization; and analyzes the social, political, and economic processes of community growth and decline among urban and suburban residents.