Question 1

The Chicago School saw the ghetto as a stage in the assimilation process of immigrant groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Sharon Zukin believes that the quest of affluent, well-educated people to live in "authentic" urban neighborhoods can undermine the authenticity of those neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, where Hutter grew up, two ethnic groups lived spatially integrated but symbolically segregated.Each group lived in the neighborhood to be near "their own," and to have access to their own ethnic grocery stores, candy stores, and churches.At that time, Bensonhurst was a/an…

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic neighborhood. 
B) enclave. 
C) ghetto. 
D) mosaic. 
A) ethnic neighborhood. 
B) enclave. 
C) ghetto. 
D) mosaic. B

Question 4

If you were making cultural and quality-of-life arguments and explanations for gentrification, you would be giving ________ arguments.

Accepted Answer

A) demand-side 
B) supply-oriented 
C) economic 
D) revanchist 
A) demand-side 
B) supply-oriented 
C) economic 
D) revanchist

Question 5

Although there are many mixed motives for immigration, the main explanation for the massive movement of people to the United States in the early twentieth century was that…

Accepted Answer

A) employers in the United States mounted massive recruiting drives, sending people all over Europe to convince people to emigrate to the United States. 
B) people all over the world learned about the mosaic of social worlds in American cities and wanted to be a part of that. 
C) the immigrants' countries of origin were experiencing population explosions and dislocations. 
D) the immigrants yearned for freedom and riches in the United States. 
A) employers in the United States mounted massive recruiting drives, sending people all over Europe to convince people to emigrate to the United States. 
B) people all over the world learned about the mosaic of social worlds in American cities and wanted to be a part of that. 
C) the immigrants' countries of origin were experiencing population explosions and dislocations. 
D) the immigrants yearned for freedom and riches in the United States.

Question 6

Explain how federal policies that channeled federal funds away from cities to help finance suburban development exacerbated the plight of American cities.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Industrialization broke up traditional kinship ties and destroyed the interdependence of the family and community of urban immigrants in the early twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Talmadge Wright's analysis of homelessness differs from many others in that he…

Accepted Answer

A) sees the homeless as passive and unable to resist the factors that leave them homeless. 
B) examines how the homeless combat the restructuring of their lives and use various resistance tactics to establish a place for themselves. 
C) argues that homelessness has been over-emphasized as a social problem. 
D) based his analysis entirely on his research on New York City and Los Angeles. 
A) sees the homeless as passive and unable to resist the factors that leave them homeless. 
B) examines how the homeless combat the restructuring of their lives and use various resistance tactics to establish a place for themselves. 
C) argues that homelessness has been over-emphasized as a social problem. 
D) based his analysis entirely on his research on New York City and Los Angeles.

Question 9

An area that ranks high on all five dimensions of segregation is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A) a super enclave. 
B) hypersegregation. 
C) an urban core. 
D) segregation. 
A) a super enclave. 
B) hypersegregation. 
C) an urban core. 
D) segregation.

Question 10

Gentrification often leads to…

Accepted Answer

A) the development of Le Corbusier-type radiant city housing complexes in the gentrified areas. 
B) the displacement of lower-income people and changes in the character of the neighborhood. 
C) a better environment for all people in the neighborhood, including those with lower income. 
D) few discernible changes in urban neighborhoods, but much change in suburbs. 
A) the development of Le Corbusier-type radiant city housing complexes in the gentrified areas. 
B) the displacement of lower-income people and changes in the character of the neighborhood. 
C) a better environment for all people in the neighborhood, including those with lower income. 
D) few discernible changes in urban neighborhoods, but much change in suburbs.

Question 11

Zukin argues that people's appetite for "authenticity" is the force that destroys…

Accepted Answer

A) the diverse character of "authentic places." 
B) gentrification. 
C) homogeneous neighborhoods. 
D) hollow cities. 
A) the diverse character of "authentic places." 
B) gentrification. 
C) homogeneous neighborhoods. 
D) hollow cities.

Question 12

According to Venkatesh, which of the following was NOT one of the factors leading to the failure of the Robert Taylor Homes?

Accepted Answer

A) poor law enforcement 
B) the residents' laziness 
C) diminished federal funding 
D) socioeconomic hardships 
E) gang violence 
A) poor law enforcement 
B) the residents' laziness 
C) diminished federal funding 
D) socioeconomic hardships 
E) gang violence

Question 13

Unlike the "old" immigrants, who arrived prior to 1876 and lived in geographically dispersed residence patterns, the "new" immigrants, from 1876-1925, tended to live in the industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest because…

Accepted Answer

A) those were the places with jobs available and their chances of success were greatest. 
B) laws were passed prohibiting them from living elsewhere. 
C) they were new to the country and did not realize that the greatest economic opportunity was in the West. 
D) they had always lived in cities in their countries of origin so that was all that they knew. 
A) those were the places with jobs available and their chances of success were greatest. 
B) laws were passed prohibiting them from living elsewhere. 
C) they were new to the country and did not realize that the greatest economic opportunity was in the West. 
D) they had always lived in cities in their countries of origin so that was all that they knew.

Question 14

Snow and Anderson provided convincing evidence that…

Accepted Answer

A) the homeless are lazy. 
B) the homeless wanted to be homeless. 
C) they were all mentally ill and drug addicted. 
D) the homeless are pragmatic, adaptive, and highly resourceful. 
A) the homeless are lazy. 
B) the homeless wanted to be homeless. 
C) they were all mentally ill and drug addicted. 
D) the homeless are pragmatic, adaptive, and highly resourceful.

Question 15

According to Massey and Denton, what has contributed most to the prevalence of Black poverty and has had the most detrimental effect on racial relationships in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) lack of jobs 
B) the Black ghetto 
C) accommodation 
D) lack of understanding 
A) lack of jobs 
B) the Black ghetto 
C) accommodation 
D) lack of understanding

Question 16

Louis Wirth and the Chicago School tended to see the ghetto as…

Accepted Answer

A) a permanent condition for some groups. 
B) a stage in the assimilation process that all groups would go through. 
C) a mosaic of small social worlds. 
D) the result of the shift from mechanical to organic solidarity. 
A) a permanent condition for some groups. 
B) a stage in the assimilation process that all groups would go through. 
C) a mosaic of small social worlds. 
D) the result of the shift from mechanical to organic solidarity.

Question 17

Hutter suggests that the success of Stuyvesant Town can be seen as…

Accepted Answer

A) what can happen when designers avoid the Le Corbusier radiant city model. 
B) an example of what can be accomplished when a project is designed with numerous stores within the housing complex. 
C) reflecting what proper funding can accomplish in building a housing complex for people to live in rather than one designed to separate and segregate people. 
D) reflecting the importance of architecture in providing a housing complex in which people feel comfortable. 
A) what can happen when designers avoid the Le Corbusier radiant city model. 
B) an example of what can be accomplished when a project is designed with numerous stores within the housing complex. 
C) reflecting what proper funding can accomplish in building a housing complex for people to live in rather than one designed to separate and segregate people. 
D) reflecting the importance of architecture in providing a housing complex in which people feel comfortable.

Question 18

The immigrants who made up the "new immigration" to the United States from 1880 to 1924 came predominantly from…

Accepted Answer

A) western and northern Europe. 
B) eastern and southern Europe. 
C) Ireland. 
D) China and Japan. 
A) western and northern Europe. 
B) eastern and southern Europe. 
C) Ireland. 
D) China and Japan.

Question 19

The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St.Louis was built in 1956 as a Le Corbusier-style "radiant city." By 20 years later the project…

Accepted Answer

A) had expanded to cover much more area in the city than anyone had ever expected. 
B) had become so successful that it served as a model for other public housing projects. 
C) had deteriorated so much and had become so unsafe that it was demolished. 
D) served as the model for the very similar Stuyvesant Town. 
A) had expanded to cover much more area in the city than anyone had ever expected. 
B) had become so successful that it served as a model for other public housing projects. 
C) had deteriorated so much and had become so unsafe that it was demolished. 
D) served as the model for the very similar Stuyvesant Town.

Question 20

Wirth saw the ghetto primarily in ________ rather than in ________ terms.

Accepted Answer

A) voluntary; involuntary 
B) enclave; ghetto 
C) social psychological; geographic 
D) geographic; social psychological 
A) voluntary; involuntary 
B) enclave; ghetto 
C) social psychological; geographic 
D) geographic; social psychological

The Chicago School saw the ghetto as a stage in the assimilation process of immigrant groups.

Sharon Zukin believes that the quest of affluent, well-educated people to live in "authentic" urban neighborhoods can undermine the authenticity of those neighborhoods.

If you were making cultural and quality-of-life arguments and explanations for gentrification, you would be giving ________ arguments.

Although there are many mixed motives for immigration, the main explanation for the massive movement of people to the United States in the early twentieth century was that…

Explain how federal policies that channeled federal funds away from cities to help finance suburban development exacerbated the plight of American cities.

Industrialization broke up traditional kinship ties and destroyed the interdependence of the family and community of urban immigrants in the early twentieth century.

Talmadge Wright's analysis of homelessness differs from many others in that he…

An area that ranks high on all five dimensions of segregation is an example of…

Gentrification often leads to…

Zukin argues that people's appetite for "authenticity" is the force that destroys…

According to Venkatesh, which of the following was NOT one of the factors leading to the failure of the Robert Taylor Homes?

Unlike the "old" immigrants, who arrived prior to 1876 and lived in geographically dispersed residence patterns, the "new" immigrants, from 1876-1925, tended to live in the industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest because…

Snow and Anderson provided convincing evidence that…

According to Massey and Denton, what has contributed most to the prevalence of Black poverty and has had the most detrimental effect on racial relationships in the United States?

Louis Wirth and the Chicago School tended to see the ghetto as…

Hutter suggests that the success of Stuyvesant Town can be seen as…

The immigrants who made up the "new immigration" to the United States from 1880 to 1924 came predominantly from…

The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St.Louis was built in 1956 as a Le Corbusier-style "radiant city." By 20 years later the project…

Wirth saw the ghetto primarily in rather than in terms.

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

Chicago School: Urbanism and Urban Ecology

Urban Planning

Urban Political Economy, the New Urban Sociology, and the Power of Place

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

Families, Gender, and Singles in the City

The Consumer City: Shopping and Sports

American and Global Suburbanization Patterns

Social Capital and the Resilience of Cities

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The Chicago School saw the ghetto as a stage in the assimilation process of immigrant groups.

Sharon Zukin believes that the quest of affluent, well-educated people to live in "authentic" urban neighborhoods can undermine the authenticity of those neighborhoods.

If you were making cultural and quality-of-life arguments and explanations for gentrification, you would be giving ________ arguments.

Although there are many mixed motives for immigration, the main explanation for the massive movement of people to the United States in the early twentieth century was that…

Explain how federal policies that channeled federal funds away from cities to help finance suburban development exacerbated the plight of American cities.

Industrialization broke up traditional kinship ties and destroyed the interdependence of the family and community of urban immigrants in the early twentieth century.

Talmadge Wright's analysis of homelessness differs from many others in that he…

An area that ranks high on all five dimensions of segregation is an example of…

Gentrification often leads to…

Zukin argues that people's appetite for "authenticity" is the force that destroys…

According to Venkatesh, which of the following was NOT one of the factors leading to the failure of the Robert Taylor Homes?

Unlike the "old" immigrants, who arrived prior to 1876 and lived in geographically dispersed residence patterns, the "new" immigrants, from 1876-1925, tended to live in the industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest because…

Snow and Anderson provided convincing evidence that…

According to Massey and Denton, what has contributed most to the prevalence of Black poverty and has had the most detrimental effect on racial relationships in the United States?

Louis Wirth and the Chicago School tended to see the ghetto as…

Hutter suggests that the success of Stuyvesant Town can be seen as…

The immigrants who made up the "new immigration" to the United States from 1880 to 1924 came predominantly from…

The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St.Louis was built in 1956 as a Le Corbusier-style "radiant city." By 20 years later the project…

Wirth saw the ghetto primarily in ________ rather than in ________ terms.

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

Chicago School: Urbanism and Urban Ecology

Urban Planning

Urban Political Economy, the New Urban Sociology, and the Power of Place

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

Families, Gender, and Singles in the City

The Consumer City: Shopping and Sports

American and Global Suburbanization Patterns

Social Capital and the Resilience of Cities

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Wirth saw the ghetto primarily in rather than in terms.