Sociology 2151A/B : notes from whole year.docx
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This infant form of cities was the start of urbanization. Nomads settled in very small groups hardly a city at this point. Interaction between city and people who live there. Increasing densities increase as geography stays the same: behaviour becomes modified as proximity is reduced. Sociodemographic characteristics age, occupation, sex, etc: organization. As populations grow they change in how they are organized. Over time rules become more thorough and complex organized by hierarchical social structures (socioeconomic stratification ses) Growing middle class in contrast to early societies where there was generally one indiv who ruled an area: multiple classes exist today, many different classes, environment. Physical environment land, water, resources, food: water most important resource, how much food and water are available depict how long a pop will survive, first cities to expand were on major waterways, technology. Advancing the distributions of water (plumbing, irrigation) allows for populations to grow.
