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Chapter Report #4
Name: ________Taylor Murphy_________________
GEOG/URBN 1200
Global Urbanization NetID: _______tam20007_______________
All responses to the following questions must be derived from the course’s textbook. (Do not use Internet sources
) Type or mark your responses directly in the space provided and upload your file in WORD (.docx) or PDF
via HuskyCT by due date/time. Your input to open-ended questions must be a short phase or a sentence or two at most.
Urban Cultures and Lifestyles (Ch. 7)
1.
In social psychology of urban life, (gemeinschaft / gesellschaft
) refers to impersonal and contractual relationships within a society while (
gemeinschaft
/ gesellschaft
) refers to personal ties and kinship within a community. (Choose one for each pair
)
2.
According to the text, what are the three ‘independent variables’ that determine urbanism which ultimately shape human behavior and lifestyles? Size, density, heterogenity
3.
The decline of middle class in North American cities is prominent in the most (
prosperous
/ deprived
) cities and this trend has been observed since (World War I / World War II
). (Choose one for each pair
)
4.
In Box 7.2, which U.S. city is mentioned as the fastest growing city attracting more high school dropouts than college graduates which may ultimately have caused the highest foreclosure rate in the country? Las Vegas
5.
According to the text, ‘ethnic villagers’ maintain social interaction and kinship relations in an isolated, remote rural area. (Choose: True / False
) Diversity: Women, Ethnics, and African Americans (Ch. 9) 6.
Pertaining to the first-wave immigrants to the U.S., who were the dominant groups at the time of the Revolutionary War? List 3 groups. English, Scotch, Protestant Irish
7.
Irish immigrants during the second wave were confronted by discrimination. What were the three P’s occupations for them to gain social mobility in the U.S.?
Priest, politician, or policeman
8.
Today, the migration flow of African Americans is from the (
urban
/ suburban
) North to the metropolitan South, especially into the (urban / suburban
) area of large southern metro areas. (Choose one for each pair
)
9.
In the era of Jim Crow laws, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities by racial groups was (
legal
/ illegal
) which was the case of (
Plessy v. Ferguson
/ Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
). (Choose one for each pair
) 10.
In urban segregation patterns, where (or which regions) are the lowest segregation levels found in the U.S. today and what are the characteristics of these urban areas? Summarize in a sentence or two.
The lowest segregation levels today are found in growing southern and western metro areas that experience significant housing construction.
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