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Apr 23, 2024
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SOC 4240 - Urban Sociology
Examines the social and cultural character of cities and how urban spaces shape, and are shaped by, social life. Draws on competing social theories of urban life to explore factors that have influenced the historical development of cities. Examines processes of industrialization, urbanization, and suburbanization. Other topics include ethnic segregation and the spatial patterning of inequality, uses of urban space, the social and moral order of the neighborhood, urban subcultures, urban imagery and symbolism, gentrification, and the impact of globalization on urban life.
Requisites: 9 Hours in SOC including 1000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Analyze and explain the key processes and concepts in the social, cultural, and spatial organization of cities.
- Apply the most prominent sociological theories in urban sociology.
- Describe how race and class are related to patterns of inequality, stratification, and development in modern cities.
- Describe the historical evolution of the urban form, including the emergence of pre-modern, industrial, post-industrial, and global cities.
- Explain the social, cultural, economic, and political forces that have driven the development of modern cities.
- Outline the basic issues in urban policy.
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