Sociology 2151A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-6: Urban Design, False Consciousness, Complex Number
10 Oct 2014
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Cosmopolites highly educated urban sophisticates who choose to live in the city because of its wide range of activities, experiences and social contacts. Critical mass an amount or level of population needed to support other activities, such as churches, hospitals, or shopping centres. Ethnic villagers migrants who sustain rural life patterns in the city, cluster in a local area, emphasize traditional religious beliefs and family ties and display suspicion of outsiders. False consciousness a misinterpretation of reality by accepting the dominant group"s views and not realizing one"s situation is a result of exploitation. Geimenschaft tonnies" depiction of one form of social life as a community, much like that of a small country village, where all share a common view of life. Gesellschaft another form of social life as an association, much like that of a large city, where people do not necessarily share a common view of life.
