Sociology 2152A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Louis Wirth, Informal Social Control, Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft
20 Apr 2014
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Seeley, sim, and loosely"s study of the toronto suburb of forest hill, Important role of children played in the decision to move to the suburbs (for their education) Lose of existing kinship, friendship, and institutional ties as a consequence of the suburban move. Herbert gans"s study of the levittowners (1967) most famous study on suburban life = found out residents were devoted to family life. Gans found out that people who moved to suburbs came from environments that frustrated their desire for certain behaviors such as apartment buildings that lacked sufficient neighboring. People moved to the suburbs in the expectation that a suburban setting would support behaviors that they valued. The suburban environment did not directly determine the behavior of its residents. William michelson found that people self-select neighborhood and housing type based on stage in life cycle and expectations for how different housing environments would support specific behaviors.
