The New Urban Sociology

by Mark Gottdiener, Ray Hutchison

Organized around an integrated paradigm—the sociospatial perspective—the fourth edition of this breakthrough text considers the impact of social factors such as race, class, gender, lifestyle, economics, culture, and politics on the development of metropolitan areas. Moving beyond the traditional city–suburb dichotomy, The New Urban Sociology provides a unique focus on the continuously changing nature of metropolitan regions. It integrates the social ecological with the political economy paradigm through a fresh theoretical approach emphasizing the importance of space to social life and real estate to the economy and urban development. This fully revised edition features a new chapter on metropolitan social policy and expanded discussions of international regions, key concepts, and the effect of the economic crisis on housing markets, public policy, and urban development.

Genres: Sociology, Urban, Cities, Nonfiction

456 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Mark Gottdiener is a professor of sociology at University at Buffalo, specializing in urban sociology. The first person in the Anglophone world to write an extended analysis of Henri Lefebvre, including comparing his work to traditional urban geography and sociology as well as the Marxist Manuel Castells.

Reviews

[Conner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a well written sociology text. It was full of interesting historical and current information. I don't usually like reading texts but this one isn't bad.

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

way too complicated for me, way too much going on.