Chapter 1 Flashcards
What year did the first cities begin to appear
8,000 BCE; didn’t become numerous until 2000 BCE
When did sociologists start studying the city
The late 19th century
What was the first academic discipline to study cities systematically
Sociology
The first urban sociologists as an important factor that contributed to the character of urban life
The industrial revolution
Contributed to the pessimistic evaluation of cities at the time
The industrial revolution
The importance of a city’s location and of how people come to arrange themselves within the urban area has led urban it’s to developed two related areas of study
Urban geography and urban ecology
Urban geography
Focuses on the significance of a city’s location and natural resources
Urban ecology
Analyzes how people spread out within an urban area
Has the North American urban population growth speeded up or slowed
Slowed
Where has there been a substantial population movement to
The sunbelt; southern and western cities and the growth of exurbs
Why do people migrate to the sunbelt
Mostly driven by an aging, relatively wealthy cohort, less costly, more comfortable environment, young people seeking jobs and less congestion
The result of diminishing urban population side in certain cities
Lost federal representation and funding, and consequently fewer resources for meeting the needs of elderly and poor people
What does understanding the anatomy of the city require
An investigation of its social structure
How long ago did cities once appear
10,000 years ago
