SOC 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Islamism, Anti-Austerity Movement In Spain, Iranian Revolution
Document Summary
Urbanization: difference between contemporary and earlier patterns of urbanization in the world. For the first time more people lived in cities than in the countryside. People move to cities because of the economic opportunities available. The end of the civil war brought people to the cities. Went from largest in cities in europe and north america to china, india (asia): global (or world) city hypothesis. Primate cities were created in third world countries due to outsourcing. 1% vs. 99%: post-industrial city and the growth of slums. Which leads to the growth of primate cities. Manufacturing spreads to suburbs or out of the country. Sweatshops relocate to the suburbs and even villages. City government become incapable of providing services to its people. Despite deindustrialization and falling city incomes, urban-rural migration continues. This begins the illegal housing constructions aka slums. Food crisis and ecological change: climate change and the food crisis. Rise of industry and emission of greenhouse gases.
