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020 _a9781412987424
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082 _a307.76
_bMON/U
100 _aMonti, Daniel Joseph.
245 0 _aUrban people and places: the sociology of cities, suburbs, and towns/
_cDaniel Joseph Monti, Michael Ian Borer and Lyn Mcgregor.
260 _aLos Angeles:
_bSage,
_c2015.
300 _axiii, 208 p. ;
_c24 cm.
505 _aChapter 1. Urbanization in Western societies -- chapter 2. Urban places and people in comparative perspective -- chapter 3. How the United States became urban -- chapter 4. The seeds of urban theory : classic statements about cities and communities -- chapter 5. The fruits of urban theory : contemporary perspectives on cities and communities -- chapter 6. Civic culture and the politics of community -- chapter 7. Among kin, friends, and strangers : social control in cities, suburbs, and towns -- chapter 8. How social scientists, planners and reformers figure out what's going on and what needs fixing -- chapter 9. Fixing places and people : how policy makers, planners and social reformers try to make cities better -- chapter 10. Embracing the cultures of urban people and places.
650 _aSociology, Urban
650 _aCities and towns--Social aspects
700 _aBorer, Michael Ian.
700 _aMacgregor, Lyn.
942 _cWB16