City Sociological Theories of Urban Life Changing Cities People and Lifestyles in the City

City Sociological Theories of Urban Life Changing Cities People and Lifestyles in the City

Introduction to the City
Sociological Theories of Urban Life
Changing Cities
People and cover the following topics:
Introduction to the City
Sociological Theories of Urban Life
Changing Cities
People and Lifestyles in the City
Please answer all four (4) questions in the form of complete essays. Be specific and explain your answers in detail.
What is a city? Please provide your detailed personal definition of a city along with how the experts define cities. What are the criteria for cities and explain in detail how these criteria further our understanding of cities? How are you personally affected by these various criteria for cities. Discuss the variety of scholars who study cities and how each discipline helps to further our understanding of cities. Explain how each discipline’s work affects your understanding of cities.
Explain how Urban Sociology developed and how it led to perspectives such as Human Ecology and the Sociospatial Perspective. How does this further your personal understanding of Urban Sociology. Also discuss how the political thoughts of Marx, Engels and Weber helped with the development of our understanding of cities. What is the relationship between Culture and Cities as outlined by Zukin. How are you personally affected by the relationship between culture and cities?
With respect to the changing nature of cities, what is Population Decentralization, how does it advance our understanding of cities and how are you personally affected by population decentralization? Similarly, Sharon Zukin argues that suburban settlement space has also greatly changed. Explain this change and if you have personally been affected by this change. What is meant by lifestyle and what does the concept of lifestyles have to do with cities? Personally, what is your lifestyle and how are cities a part of or not a part of your lifestyle? What is the effect of space on cities and lifestyles? Use some examples from your personal experience to explain.
What is meant by Ethnic Settlement patterns and give some personal examples from your experience in cities? What is the Urban Mosaic and how does this concept help to further our understanding of cities? Explain some personal experiences you may have had witnessing the urban mosaic. Discuss how diversity influences metropolitan life and if you have had any personal experiences with diversity in cities. Explain the main points made by Anderson in “Code of the Street”. How does this book help to advance our understanding of cities and what is your personal opinion of this work?
Requirements:
Typed in 12 point Arial font
Double-spaced
One inch margins (top, bottom, left and right)
Minimum 12 pages total for in length for all of the essays combined (feel free to exceed this minimum)
Save your document in Microsoft Word only!!!
Title your document LastName.doc (for example: JSmith.doc)
Your name and date at the top of the first page
Use APA format to cite any source from outside of the lessons such as the text or any other source. There is no need to cite the lessons.
Submitted no later than 12:00pm (Noon) (Eastern Time) last day of Week 4 in the City
Please answer all four (4) questions in the form of complete essays. Be specific and explain your answers in detail.
What is a city? Please provide your detailed personal definition of a city along with how the experts define cities. What are the criteria for cities and explain in detail how these criteria further our understanding of cities? How are you personally affected by these various criteria for cities. Discuss the variety of scholars who study cities and how each discipline helps to further our understanding of cities. Explain how each discipline’s work affects your understanding of cities.
Explain how Urban Sociology developed and how it led to perspectives such as Human Ecology and the Sociospatial Perspective. How does this further your personal understanding of Urban Sociology. Also discuss how the political thoughts of Marx, Engels and Weber helped with the development of our understanding of cities. What is the relationship between Culture and Cities as outlined by Zukin. How are you personally affected by the relationship between culture and cities?
With respect to the changing nature of cities, what is Population Decentralization, how does it advance our understanding of cities and how are you personally affected by population decentralization? Similarly, Sharon Zukin argues that suburban settlement space has also greatly changed. Explain this change and if you have personally been affected by this change. What is meant by lifestyle and what does the concept of lifestyles have to do with cities? Personally, what is your lifestyle and how are cities a part of or not a part of your lifestyle? What is the effect of space on cities and lifestyles? Use some examples from your personal experience to explain.
What is meant by Ethnic Settlement patterns and give some personal examples from your experience in cities? What is the Urban Mosaic and how does this concept help to further our understanding of cities? Explain some personal experiences you may have had witnessing the urban mosaic. Discuss how diversity influences metropolitan life and if you have had any personal experiences with diversity in cities. Explain the main points made by Anderson in “Code of the Street”. How does this book help to advance our understanding of cities and what is your personal opinion of this work?
Requirements:
Typed in 12 point Arial font
Double-spaced
One inch margins (top, bottom, left and right)
Minimum 12 pages total for in length for all of the essays combined (feel free to exceed this minimum)
Save your document in Microsoft Word only!!!
Title your document LastName.doc (for example: JSmith.doc)
Your name and date at the top of the first page
Use APA format to cite any source from outside of the lessons such as the text or any other source. There is no need to cite the lessons.