Urban Sociology: Theory and Perspectives: Ministry of Education Curriculum Textbook for the 21st Century

Author: Cai He
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Urban Sociology: Theory and Vision is one of the achievements of the Ministry of Education's "Reform of the Sociology Curriculum System for the 21st Century" project. This book is edited by Cai He of Zhongshan University and is currently the first systematic textbook in China introducing urban sociology theories. The book consists of 11 chapters, introducing various urban sociology theoretical schools formed from the late 19th century to the late 20th century, including classical ecology, neo-orthodox ecology, cultural ecology, urbanity theory, social area power, urban symbolic interaction theory, social network theory in urban studies, consumption sociology, political economic theory of urban space, new Weberism, world-system theory, etc. It reflects the shift from the traditional ecological mainstream paradigm to the new urban sociology mainstream paradigm. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in sociology, anthropology, human geography, urban management, and urban planning.