Question 1

In spatial terms, Los Angeles is…

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A) economically decentralized. 
B) arranged in concentric zones. 
C) impossible to figure out. 
D) greatly centralized. 
A) economically decentralized. 
B) arranged in concentric zones. 
C) impossible to figure out. 
D) greatly centralized. A

Question 2

There has been a transition in urban sociology from the Chicago School to the ________ School.

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A) Toronto 
B) Edge City 
C) Los Angeles 
D) New York 
A) Toronto 
B) Edge City 
C) Los Angeles 
D) New York C

Question 3

The "new urban sociology" emphasizes the importance of factors such as…

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A) government policies. 
B) real estate development and speculation. 
C) the growing importance of sign values and symbolic factors that affect growth, deindustrialization, and global economics. 
D) the rising affluence of the general public. 
E) all of the above 
A) government policies. 
B) real estate development and speculation. 
C) the growing importance of sign values and symbolic factors that affect growth, deindustrialization, and global economics. 
D) the rising affluence of the general public. 
E) all of the above E

Question 4

The inadequacies of urban ecology were apparent because the continuing poverty and urban riots of the early- and mid-1960s were due to…

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A) size, density, and heterogeneity. 
B) racial and class inequalities. 
C) Keno capitalism. 
D) signs and symbols. 
A) size, density, and heterogeneity. 
B) racial and class inequalities. 
C) Keno capitalism. 
D) signs and symbols.

Question 5

Just as Chicago was the "shock city" of the early twentieth century, Los Angeles is the "shock city" of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

David Harvey differs from most social scientists in that, in addition to describing and analyzing the built environment, he…

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A) thinks social scientists should run for political office to make a difference. 
B) advocates urban development based on competitive bidding for land use. 
C) wants to establish "eyes on the street" to ensure responsible urban development. 
D) suggests that social scientists take an advocacy approach. 
A) thinks social scientists should run for political office to make a difference. 
B) advocates urban development based on competitive bidding for land use. 
C) wants to establish "eyes on the street" to ensure responsible urban development. 
D) suggests that social scientists take an advocacy approach.

Question 7

Urban sociologist Mark Gottdiener disagrees with many assumptions about the distinctiveness of Los Angeles.One of his objections is that…

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A) Los Angeles is the most populous consolidated metropolitan statistical area in the country. 
B) Los Angeles is too much of a world city to be distinctive. 
C) too much of the analysis of Los Angeles is based on cultural concepts. 
D) Los Angeles is both an existing city and an ideal type. 
E) features such as edge cities, the city as theme park, deindustrialization, and globalization are not unique to Los Angeles. 
A) Los Angeles is the most populous consolidated metropolitan statistical area in the country. 
B) Los Angeles is too much of a world city to be distinctive. 
C) too much of the analysis of Los Angeles is based on cultural concepts. 
D) Los Angeles is both an existing city and an ideal type. 
E) features such as edge cities, the city as theme park, deindustrialization, and globalization are not unique to Los Angeles.

Question 8

Mele criticizes approaches that ignore the role of power in urban image making.How does the struggle over the New York community called Loisada illustrate his point?

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Question 9

Wallerstein's world system theory suggests that the world is divided into a three-tiered system, with nations falling into…

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A) modern, traditional, and transforming sectors. 
B) patriarchal, matriarchal, and traditional sectors. 
C) core, semiperiphery, and periphery sectors. 
D) developed, developing, and never developing sectors. 
A) modern, traditional, and transforming sectors. 
B) patriarchal, matriarchal, and traditional sectors. 
C) core, semiperiphery, and periphery sectors. 
D) developed, developing, and never developing sectors.

Question 10

In her work on the Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA), Pardo explained how the women transformed their traditional social networks based on family, religion, and culture into…

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A) social psychological resources. 
B) political assets. 
C) a religious revival which affected the young people in the community. 
D) an art mural project. 
A) social psychological resources. 
B) political assets. 
C) a religious revival which affected the young people in the community. 
D) an art mural project.

Question 11

The theory that views every society as a system made up of subsystems, called institutions, is…

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A) structural functionalism. 
B) symbolic interactionism. 
C) urban political economy. 
D) world system theory. 
E) dependency theory. 
A) structural functionalism. 
B) symbolic interactionism. 
C) urban political economy. 
D) world system theory. 
E) dependency theory.

Question 12

If you think that social, economic, and political factors shape the growth and development, and the decline and fall of cities, you are taking a/an ________ perspective.

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A) urban political economy 
B) symbolic interactionist 
C) urban ecological 
D) subcultural 
A) urban political economy 
B) symbolic interactionist 
C) urban ecological 
D) subcultural

Question 13

In a neighborhood not far from the Inner Harbor, a young man name Freddie Gray, was a fatal victim of police brutality, and as a result protests, riots, and general clashes with the police occurred.The riots demonstrated that…

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A) the Inner Harbor re-development was a complete success. 
B) this was an isolated incident. 
C) city engagement of all of its citizens has been lacking. 
D) civic unrest is just cyclical and it will pass. 
A) the Inner Harbor re-development was a complete success. 
B) this was an isolated incident. 
C) city engagement of all of its citizens has been lacking. 
D) civic unrest is just cyclical and it will pass.

Question 14

Explain the idea of cities as "urban growth machines."

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Question 15

Realtors, local banks, influential politicians, corporate chairs, and chambers of commerce all play a key role in the view of the city as a(n)…

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A) work of art. 
B) world of strangers . 
C) urban growth machine. 
D) ecological zone. 
A) work of art. 
B) world of strangers . 
C) urban growth machine. 
D) ecological zone.

Question 16

In her analysis of the "symbolic economy" in cities, Sharon Zukin's major concern is…

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A) fostering urban growth. 
B) the sociospatial perspective. 
C) social inclusion or exclusion. 
D) urban ecology. 
A) fostering urban growth. 
B) the sociospatial perspective. 
C) social inclusion or exclusion. 
D) urban ecology.

Question 17

Hutter argues that Logan and Molotch fail to fully integrate a conflict orientation into their growth machine approach, in part because they fail to…

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A) consider the significance of the shift from the Chicago to the Los Angeles School. 
B) fully take account of the role of realtors, banks, politicians, corporate leaders, and chambers of commerce into their approach. 
C) appreciate the importance of Keno capitalism. 
D) give sufficient attention to contests over urban imagery and the conceptualization of space. 
A) consider the significance of the shift from the Chicago to the Los Angeles School. 
B) fully take account of the role of realtors, banks, politicians, corporate leaders, and chambers of commerce into their approach. 
C) appreciate the importance of Keno capitalism. 
D) give sufficient attention to contests over urban imagery and the conceptualization of space.

Question 18

What are the roots of modernization theory?

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Question 19

Boyer and Hayden suggest that the historical past revealed in structures and buildings often reflects a subjective view of history that minimizes the activities and involvement of…

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A) women. 
B) people of color. 
C) the lower economic social classes. 
D) all of the above 
A) women. 
B) people of color. 
C) the lower economic social classes. 
D) all of the above

Question 20

How does Saskia Sassen define "global cities"?

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The answer of How does Saskia Sassen define "global cities"?...

In spatial terms, Los Angeles is…

There has been a transition in urban sociology from the Chicago School to the ________ School.

The "new urban sociology" emphasizes the importance of factors such as…

The inadequacies of urban ecology were apparent because the continuing poverty and urban riots of the early- and mid-1960s were due to…

Just as Chicago was the "shock city" of the early twentieth century, Los Angeles is the "shock city" of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

David Harvey differs from most social scientists in that, in addition to describing and analyzing the built environment, he…

Urban sociologist Mark Gottdiener disagrees with many assumptions about the distinctiveness of Los Angeles.One of his objections is that…

Mele criticizes approaches that ignore the role of power in urban image making.How does the struggle over the New York community called Loisada illustrate his point?

Wallerstein's world system theory suggests that the world is divided into a three-tiered system, with nations falling into…

In her work on the Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA), Pardo explained how the women transformed their traditional social networks based on family, religion, and culture into…

The theory that views every society as a system made up of subsystems, called institutions, is…

If you think that social, economic, and political factors shape the growth and development, and the decline and fall of cities, you are taking a/an ________ perspective.

In a neighborhood not far from the Inner Harbor, a young man name Freddie Gray, was a fatal victim of police brutality, and as a result protests, riots, and general clashes with the police occurred.The riots demonstrated that…

Explain the idea of cities as "urban growth machines."

Realtors, local banks, influential politicians, corporate chairs, and chambers of commerce all play a key role in the view of the city as a(n)…

In her analysis of the "symbolic economy" in cities, Sharon Zukin's major concern is…

Hutter argues that Logan and Molotch fail to fully integrate a conflict orientation into their growth machine approach, in part because they fail to…

What are the roots of modernization theory?

Boyer and Hayden suggest that the historical past revealed in structures and buildings often reflects a subjective view of history that minimizes the activities and involvement of…

How does Saskia Sassen define "global cities"?

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

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

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

In spatial terms, Los Angeles is…

There has been a transition in urban sociology from the Chicago School to the ________ School.

The "new urban sociology" emphasizes the importance of factors such as…

The inadequacies of urban ecology were apparent because the continuing poverty and urban riots of the early- and mid-1960s were due to…

Just as Chicago was the "shock city" of the early twentieth century, Los Angeles is the "shock city" of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

David Harvey differs from most social scientists in that, in addition to describing and analyzing the built environment, he…

Urban sociologist Mark Gottdiener disagrees with many assumptions about the distinctiveness of Los Angeles.One of his objections is that…

Mele criticizes approaches that ignore the role of power in urban image making.How does the struggle over the New York community called Loisada illustrate his point?

Wallerstein's world system theory suggests that the world is divided into a three-tiered system, with nations falling into…

In her work on the Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA), Pardo explained how the women transformed their traditional social networks based on family, religion, and culture into…

The theory that views every society as a system made up of subsystems, called institutions, is…

If you think that social, economic, and political factors shape the growth and development, and the decline and fall of cities, you are taking a/an ________ perspective.

In a neighborhood not far from the Inner Harbor, a young man name Freddie Gray, was a fatal victim of police brutality, and as a result protests, riots, and general clashes with the police occurred.The riots demonstrated that…

Explain the idea of cities as "urban growth machines."

Realtors, local banks, influential politicians, corporate chairs, and chambers of commerce all play a key role in the view of the city as a(n)…

In her analysis of the "symbolic economy" in cities, Sharon Zukin's major concern is…

Hutter argues that Logan and Molotch fail to fully integrate a conflict orientation into their growth machine approach, in part because they fail to…

What are the roots of modernization theory?

Boyer and Hayden suggest that the historical past revealed in structures and buildings often reflects a subjective view of history that minimizes the activities and involvement of…

How does Saskia Sassen define "global cities"?

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

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

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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