The City |
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| Author:
| Park, Robert E.
Burgess, Ernest W. |
| Introduction by:
| Janowitz, Morris |
| Series title: | Heritage of Sociology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-64611-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 1984 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.00 |
Book Description:
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The City, first published in 1925 and reprinted here in its entirety, is a cross-section of concerns of the Chicago urban school during the period of its most intense activity. Park and Burgess realized that ecological and economic factors were converted into a social organization by the traditions and aspirations of city dwellers. In their efforts to achieve objectivity, these sociologists never lost sight of the values that propel human beings. "It is a...
More Description The City, first published in 1925 and reprinted here in its entirety, is a cross-section of concerns of the Chicago urban school during the period of its most intense activity. Park and Burgess realized that ecological and economic factors were converted into a social organization by the traditions and aspirations of city dwellers. In their efforts to achieve objectivity, these sociologists never lost sight of the values that propel human beings.
"It is a classic which remains relevant largely because it poses questions still unresolved."--Choice