Sociology 2151A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Blue-Collar Worker, Centrifugal Force, Determinism
10 Apr 2014
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Sociology 2151- lecture 4: wirth urbanism as a way of life (1938, city = large, dense, permanent settlement with social and cultural heterogeneity . 4: we don"t care about who people are but what they are and what function they carry out. Loosening of morals (individuality replaces tradition) to benefit us: people don"t know who"s rules to follow. Density: intensifies the above (4) : ecological specialization, areas of the city take on certain characteristics to minimize conflict, loss of sensitivity to surroundings. Limit social distance between people we don"t know. 2: standardization; increasing importance of money, power, prestige, and wealth vary from person to person. Concentric zone hypothesis (burgess)- this is the quaint drawing that appeared in. 10/10/2013: residential zone = middle-class area, more disposable income for them to travel into the city, commuter"s zone, can afford the transportation into the city when necessary. Chicago"s concentric zones (better diagram of what chicago was actually like)
