Global Cities Flashcards
define as the process of gradual shift
from agricultural society to the industrial society with a
wide access to information, government and other
institutions, means of transportation, and other
manifestations of a city or urban life.
Urbanization
these are the students, intellectuals, professionals, artists
and entertainers. They have been drawn to the city because of its
conveniences and cultural benefits.
Cosmopolites
young unmarried people who come to the cities seeing jobs and
entertainment. Businesses and services such as singes bar, single
apartment complexes, high rise condominiums cater to their needs.
Single
United by race ethnicity and social class, these people
live in a tightly knit neighborhoods that resemble villages in a small town.
Moving within close circle of family and friends, the ethnic villagers try to
isolate themselves from what they view as the harmful effects of the city life
Ethnic Villagers
They live in blighted neighborhoods more of
like an urban jungles than urban villages. Consisting of
the very poor, they represent the bottom of society in
terms of income, education, social status, and work skill.
Deprived
they consist of people who could not afford
to move when their neighborhood is invaded by other
migrant groups.
Trapped
is used instead. This term
refers to a central city surrounded by smaller cities and suburb
metropolis
- Sociologists most often call it multi-culturalism
or cultural pluralism, which pertains to a
situation where various ethnic groups converged
in a mixed ethnic community area resulting to
the existence of multi cultural traditions, these
Multicultural Cities
sometimes called Alpha cities, are a
concept which postulates that globalization can be broken
down in terms of strategic geographic locales that see global
processes being created, facilitated and enacted.
Global City
