A City from the Sociological Perspective
The book The City in Sociological Perspective: Selected Issues is a collection of sociological essays that connects two perspectives of seeing cities: the evolution of material space from the first settlements to contemporary metropolises and the changes in social space, which is the field of activi...
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
2025
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| Περίληψη: | The book The City in Sociological Perspective: Selected Issues is a collection of sociological essays that connects two perspectives of seeing cities: the evolution of material space from the first settlements to contemporary metropolises and the changes in social space, which is the field of activity of many generations of people. The combination of these perspectives allowed for a more complete description of the factors shaping cities in the past and still developing them. The book opens with the arguments of how cities can be analyzed, and the next two chapter deals with the history of cities from the old towns to modern conurbations and the variants of urbanization. The following chapter discusses the main features of modern cities. The next focus on communities and their contemporary forms. The book closes with two sections devoted to the reflection of the cities in the social consciousness, their dynamics and spirit. In the text of the book there are references to history, history of city construction and demography, cultural anthropology or economic theories. The main perspective is the sociological approach to cities, which for centuries have left their mark on people's mentality, modified their lifestyles and dictated various forms of activity. It assumes that not buildings, but people, their social life and culture are the most important aspects of cities. Urban issues have always been important for many reasons, and today they are also worth addressing because of new phenomena and problems. Already in 2008, for the first time in history, the number of city dwellers has exceeded 50% of the world's population. The big cities have 1 million new inhabitants every week; by 2050, it is predicted that they will account for more than two thirds of the planet's population. This volume is the outcome of a study of Polish and foreign, almost exclusively English-language literature, as well as many thoughts and many years of experience in the university didactics of urban sociology. The author believes that most of destructive phenomena attributed to cities, which have been noticed for a long time, can be repaired or even removed provided that appropriate renewal strategy are implemented. He also expects the reader to agree with his way of seeing things and hopes that this will encourage him to take an independent stance on particular issues. The book may be of interest to students or faculties related in different ways to urban issues and to practitioners dealing with everyday urban problem solving. |
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