Question 1

Applying Whyte's ideas about public spaces to Bryant Park in New York City led to the park becoming a high-crime area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Oldenburg suggests that social life requires three places: home, work, and the "third" place.Failure to provide third places can lead to…

Accepted Answer

A) increasing emphasis on and appreciation of family life. 
B) increased attention to work. 
C) disenchantment with family and work. 
D) increasing negative tolerance. 
A) increasing emphasis on and appreciation of family life. 
B) increased attention to work. 
C) disenchantment with family and work. 
D) increasing negative tolerance. C

Question 3

Oldenburg's "third" place fits into which of these functions of the public realm?

Accepted Answer

A) a learning environment 
B) a place to enjoy respites and refreshments 
C) a communications center 
D) a place that allows the practice of politics 
E) the enactment of social arrangements and social conflicts 
A) a learning environment 
B) a place to enjoy respites and refreshments 
C) a communications center 
D) a place that allows the practice of politics 
E) the enactment of social arrangements and social conflicts B

Question 4

Ray Oldenburg identifies certain neighborhood spots he calls "third" places as the core settings of…

Accepted Answer

A) the parochial realm. 
B) the environment of learning. 
C) informal public life. 
D) formal public life. 
A) the parochial realm. 
B) the environment of learning. 
C) informal public life. 
D) formal public life.

Question 5

What are "flash mobs"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are "flash mobs"?...

Question 6

The mini-max hypothesis suggests that people ________ their involvement with others in public, especially strangers, in order to ________ social order.

Accepted Answer

A) escalate; strengthen 
B) maximize; minimize 
C) maximize; weaken 
D) minimize; maximize 
A) escalate; strengthen 
B) maximize; minimize 
C) maximize; weaken 
D) minimize; maximize

Question 7

If urban dwellers have the ability to put up with differences in people with whom they share a large area but who are segregated within that area, they are exhibiting ________ tolerance.

Accepted Answer

A) public 
B) positive 
C) negative 
D) cosmopolitan 
A) public 
B) positive 
C) negative 
D) cosmopolitan

Question 8

What are two points on which many sociologists disagree with the Wirthian view of the city as alienating and anomic?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the realms of city life examined by Albert Hunter?

Accepted Answer

A) the private 
B) the semi-private 
C) the parochial 
D) the public 
A) the private 
B) the semi-private 
C) the parochial 
D) the public

Question 10

According to Lofland, the public realm has six functions.Which of the five listed below is NOT one of those functions?

Accepted Answer

A) an environment of learning 
B) a communications center 
C) a place that allows the practice of politics 
D) the creation of cosmopolitans 
E) an integrative space 
A) an environment of learning 
B) a communications center 
C) a place that allows the practice of politics 
D) the creation of cosmopolitans 
E) an integrative space

Question 11

Urban enclave is a term frequently applied to Hunter's ________ realm or social order.

Accepted Answer

A) private 
B) urban 
C) parochial 
D) public 
A) private 
B) urban 
C) parochial 
D) public

Question 12

What is the mini-max hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

For cosmopolitanism-a positive tolerant atmosphere-to occur, five urban characteristics must be present.Which of the following is one of those characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) There must be at least one exceptionally densely populated neighborhood in the city. 
B) Mild fear must be integrated with the teaching of tolerance. 
C) The diverse population must have no significant differences. 
D) The city must be one in which people primarily travel by automobile. 
A) There must be at least one exceptionally densely populated neighborhood in the city. 
B) Mild fear must be integrated with the teaching of tolerance. 
C) The diverse population must have no significant differences. 
D) The city must be one in which people primarily travel by automobile.

Question 14

If you focus on a residential community and its local institutions, including stores, schools, churches, and voluntary associations, you would be dealing with Hunter's ________ realm.

Accepted Answer

A) private 
B) homogeneous 
C) parochial 
D) public 
A) private 
B) homogeneous 
C) parochial 
D) public

Question 15

Karp, Stone, and Yoels define interaction to include only people explicitly verbally interacting with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Milgram suggested that bystanders tend not get involved in crisis situations due to…

Accepted Answer

A) a norm of noninvolvement. 
B) urban indifference. 
C) urban callousness. 
D) obedience to authority. 
A) a norm of noninvolvement. 
B) urban indifference. 
C) urban callousness. 
D) obedience to authority.

Question 17

In Code of the Street, Anderson argues that economic and social processes, such as joblessness and racism, lead to psychological feelings of alienation and lack of hope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Zukin's major concern is how the power of the urban symbolic economy affects…

Accepted Answer

A) how urban plazas are constructed and used. 
B) social inclusion or exclusion. 
C) the creation of an image representative of a whole city. 
D) urban choreography. 
A) how urban plazas are constructed and used. 
B) social inclusion or exclusion. 
C) the creation of an image representative of a whole city. 
D) urban choreography.

Question 19

In what sense is the city a "world of strangers," and how does this affect urban life?

Accepted Answer

The city is often referred to as a "worl

Question 20

To be anonymous in social situations requires rules of social engagement among nonparticipating participants in nonsocial action.People are involved in a form of social interaction that appears to be…

Accepted Answer

A) rife with social interaction. 
B) devoid of social interaction. 
C) going on only in the private realm. 
D) restricted to third places. 
A) rife with social interaction. 
B) devoid of social interaction. 
C) going on only in the private realm. 
D) restricted to third places.

Applying Whyte's ideas about public spaces to Bryant Park in New York City led to the park becoming a high-crime area.

Oldenburg suggests that social life requires three places: home, work, and the "third" place.Failure to provide third places can lead to…

Oldenburg's "third" place fits into which of these functions of the public realm?

Ray Oldenburg identifies certain neighborhood spots he calls "third" places as the core settings of…

What are "flash mobs"?

The mini-max hypothesis suggests that people their involvement with others in public, especially strangers, in order to social order.

If urban dwellers have the ability to put up with differences in people with whom they share a large area but who are segregated within that area, they are exhibiting ________ tolerance.

What are two points on which many sociologists disagree with the Wirthian view of the city as alienating and anomic?

Which of the following is NOT one of the realms of city life examined by Albert Hunter?

According to Lofland, the public realm has six functions.Which of the five listed below is NOT one of those functions?

Urban enclave is a term frequently applied to Hunter's ________ realm or social order.

What is the mini-max hypothesis?

For cosmopolitanism-a positive tolerant atmosphere-to occur, five urban characteristics must be present.Which of the following is one of those characteristics?

If you focus on a residential community and its local institutions, including stores, schools, churches, and voluntary associations, you would be dealing with Hunter's ________ realm.

Karp, Stone, and Yoels define interaction to include only people explicitly verbally interacting with each other.

Milgram suggested that bystanders tend not get involved in crisis situations due to…

In Code of the Street, Anderson argues that economic and social processes, such as joblessness and racism, lead to psychological feelings of alienation and lack of hope.

Zukin's major concern is how the power of the urban symbolic economy affects…

In what sense is the city a "world of strangers," and how does this affect urban life?

To be anonymous in social situations requires rules of social engagement among nonparticipating participants in nonsocial action.People are involved in a form of social interaction that appears to be…

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

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

Urban Communities and Social Policies

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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Exam 9: Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

Applying Whyte's ideas about public spaces to Bryant Park in New York City led to the park becoming a high-crime area.

Oldenburg suggests that social life requires three places: home, work, and the "third" place.Failure to provide third places can lead to…

Oldenburg's "third" place fits into which of these functions of the public realm?

Ray Oldenburg identifies certain neighborhood spots he calls "third" places as the core settings of…

What are "flash mobs"?

The mini-max hypothesis suggests that people ________ their involvement with others in public, especially strangers, in order to ________ social order.

If urban dwellers have the ability to put up with differences in people with whom they share a large area but who are segregated within that area, they are exhibiting ________ tolerance.

What are two points on which many sociologists disagree with the Wirthian view of the city as alienating and anomic?

Which of the following is NOT one of the realms of city life examined by Albert Hunter?

According to Lofland, the public realm has six functions.Which of the five listed below is NOT one of those functions?

Urban enclave is a term frequently applied to Hunter's ________ realm or social order.

What is the mini-max hypothesis?

For cosmopolitanism-a positive tolerant atmosphere-to occur, five urban characteristics must be present.Which of the following is one of those characteristics?

If you focus on a residential community and its local institutions, including stores, schools, churches, and voluntary associations, you would be dealing with Hunter's ________ realm.

Karp, Stone, and Yoels define interaction to include only people explicitly verbally interacting with each other.

Milgram suggested that bystanders tend not get involved in crisis situations due to…

In Code of the Street, Anderson argues that economic and social processes, such as joblessness and racism, lead to psychological feelings of alienation and lack of hope.

Zukin's major concern is how the power of the urban symbolic economy affects…

In what sense is the city a "world of strangers," and how does this affect urban life?

To be anonymous in social situations requires rules of social engagement among nonparticipating participants in nonsocial action.People are involved in a form of social interaction that appears to be…

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

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

Urban Communities and Social Policies

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 mini-max hypothesis suggests that people their involvement with others in public, especially strangers, in order to social order.