Question 1

Georg Simmel was the founder of the Chicago School of Urban Sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

How did Walter Firey's research represent an advance on urban ecology and what did he focus on?

Accepted Answer

Firey went beyond urban ecology by incorporating sentiment and symbolism into this approach.He emphasizes the power of place, social psychological factors, and the emotional attachments and enduring connections between social groups and specific communities.

Question 3

One factor leading to Chicago being seen as the shock city of the period was its rapid growth.Another important factor in Chicago being seen as a shock city was its…

Accepted Answer

A) lack of major social problems. 
B) large, diverse immigrant population. 
C) population homogeneity. 
D) lack of commercial development. 
A) lack of major social problems. 
B) large, diverse immigrant population. 
C) population homogeneity. 
D) lack of commercial development. B

Question 4

Describe how Gan's approach to urban life is different from Wirth's view.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how Gan's approach to urban life...

Question 5

Hutter notes that two contradictory views of the city emerged from the Chicago School.One was the notion of the city as impersonal and negative, derived from the social disorganization view.The other viewed the city more positively as a…

Accepted Answer

A) consequence of size, density, and heterogeneity. 
B) biotic realm. 
C) mosaic of social worlds. 
D) consequence of the composition of the urban population. 
A) consequence of size, density, and heterogeneity. 
B) biotic realm. 
C) mosaic of social worlds. 
D) consequence of the composition of the urban population.

Question 6

One central criticism that symbolic interactionists make of urban ecology is that it…

Accepted Answer

A) overemphasizes the effects of symbols and sentiments in shaping urban life. 
B) can only apply to Chicago. 
C) overemphasizes power arrangements in shaping urban life. 
D) neglects social psychological factors in shaping urban life. 
A) overemphasizes the effects of symbols and sentiments in shaping urban life. 
B) can only apply to Chicago. 
C) overemphasizes power arrangements in shaping urban life. 
D) neglects social psychological factors in shaping urban life.

Question 7

Walter Firey went beyond urban ecology by incorporating ________ and ________ into his analyses.

Accepted Answer

A) sentiment; symbolism 
B) succession; invasion 
C) social class; race 
D) sectors; multiple nuclei 
A) sentiment; symbolism 
B) succession; invasion 
C) social class; race 
D) sectors; multiple nuclei

Question 8

Referring to Chicago as the "shock city" of the early twentieth century implies that the city had symbolic significance reflecting…

Accepted Answer

A) the crucial role of the city in the development of the Chicago School of urban sociology. 
B) awe at its spectacular growth and technical progress and admiration for its lack of economic, political, and social problems. 
C) awe at its spectacular growth and technical progress and concern about its emerging economic, political, and social problems. 
D) the surprise and shock that people felt who thought New York City was the shock city of the era. 
A) the crucial role of the city in the development of the Chicago School of urban sociology. 
B) awe at its spectacular growth and technical progress and admiration for its lack of economic, political, and social problems. 
C) awe at its spectacular growth and technical progress and concern about its emerging economic, political, and social problems. 
D) the surprise and shock that people felt who thought New York City was the shock city of the era.

Question 9

Early in the twentieth century, Chicago was a cauldron of social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hutter suggests that symbolic interactionism was an advance over urban ecology, but that symbolic interactionism did not fully incorporate the study of ________ into its analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) symbols and sentiments 
B) social interaction 
C) power arrangements 
D) social area analysis 
A) symbols and sentiments 
B) social interaction 
C) power arrangements 
D) social area analysis

Question 11

In focusing on ecological processes as they affect urban settlement, urban ecology uses which of the following sets of concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) size, density, heterogeneity 
B) the social class, race and ethnicity, and life-cycle stage of urban residents 
C) mechanical and organic solidarity 
D) competition, dominance, symbiosis, invasion, succession 
A) size, density, heterogeneity 
B) the social class, race and ethnicity, and life-cycle stage of urban residents 
C) mechanical and organic solidarity 
D) competition, dominance, symbiosis, invasion, succession

Question 12

Claude Fischer suggests that the ecological variables of size, density, and heterogeneity do affect social life.However, unlike Louis Wirth, he argues that these effects can…

Accepted Answer

A) strengthen social groups and not necessarily break them down. 
B) weaken social groups and lead to higher levels of social disorganization. 
C) change the composition of a city and thus lead to higher crime levels. 
D) force social groups to emphasize secondary social relationships. 
A) strengthen social groups and not necessarily break them down. 
B) weaken social groups and lead to higher levels of social disorganization. 
C) change the composition of a city and thus lead to higher crime levels. 
D) force social groups to emphasize secondary social relationships.

Question 13

The Chicago School had two major theoretical components or approaches.Briefly explain them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Chicago School had two major theoretical...

Question 14

Like the European urban theorists, Wirth had an essentially ________ view of the impact of the city and urban life on individuals, the family, and the neighborhood.

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) negative 
C) biotic 
D) heterogeneous 
A) positive 
B) negative 
C) biotic 
D) heterogeneous

Question 15

Symbolic interactionists offer three major criticisms of the urban ecological approach to explaining urban social life.Explain them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Symbolic interactionists offer three major criticisms of...

Question 16

By 1870, about 9.9 million Americans lived in cities, representing about ________ percent of the total U.S.population.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 50 
A) 5 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 50

Question 17

Explain the determinist, compositional, and subcultural theories, and explain how they are related to each other.

Accepted Answer

Determinist, compositional, and subcultu

Question 18

The Chicago School focused on both ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) social stratification; social organization 
B) urban ecology; urbanism 
C) mechanical solidarity; organic solidarity 
D) the city as a world of strangers; the city as a world of friends 
A) social stratification; social organization 
B) urban ecology; urbanism 
C) mechanical solidarity; organic solidarity 
D) the city as a world of strangers; the city as a world of friends

Question 19

Fogelson's research on downtowns supports the validity of the urban ecologist's view that there was a "natural" order for urban form and growth patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Robert

Accepted Answer

A) survey research. 
B) gathering and analyzing statistics. 
C) extensive library research. 
D) firsthand observation. 
E) Park encouraged students to study the city through… 
A) survey research. 
B) gathering and analyzing statistics. 
C) extensive library research. 
D) firsthand observation. 
E) Park encouraged students to study the city through…

Georg Simmel was the founder of the Chicago School of Urban Sociology.

How did Walter Firey's research represent an advance on urban ecology and what did he focus on?

One factor leading to Chicago being seen as the shock city of the period was its rapid growth.Another important factor in Chicago being seen as a shock city was its…

Describe how Gan's approach to urban life is different from Wirth's view.

Hutter notes that two contradictory views of the city emerged from the Chicago School.One was the notion of the city as impersonal and negative, derived from the social disorganization view.The other viewed the city more positively as a…

One central criticism that symbolic interactionists make of urban ecology is that it…

Walter Firey went beyond urban ecology by incorporating and into his analyses.

Referring to Chicago as the "shock city" of the early twentieth century implies that the city had symbolic significance reflecting…

Early in the twentieth century, Chicago was a cauldron of social change.

Hutter suggests that symbolic interactionism was an advance over urban ecology, but that symbolic interactionism did not fully incorporate the study of ________ into its analysis.

In focusing on ecological processes as they affect urban settlement, urban ecology uses which of the following sets of concepts?

Claude Fischer suggests that the ecological variables of size, density, and heterogeneity do affect social life.However, unlike Louis Wirth, he argues that these effects can…

The Chicago School had two major theoretical components or approaches.Briefly explain them.

Like the European urban theorists, Wirth had an essentially ________ view of the impact of the city and urban life on individuals, the family, and the neighborhood.

Symbolic interactionists offer three major criticisms of the urban ecological approach to explaining urban social life.Explain them.

By 1870, about 9.9 million Americans lived in cities, representing about ________ percent of the total U.S.population.

Explain the determinist, compositional, and subcultural theories, and explain how they are related to each other.

The Chicago School focused on both and .

Fogelson's research on downtowns supports the validity of the urban ecologist's view that there was a "natural" order for urban form and growth patterns.

Robert

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

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

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 4: Chicago School: Urbanism and Urban Ecology

Georg Simmel was the founder of the Chicago School of Urban Sociology.

How did Walter Firey's research represent an advance on urban ecology and what did he focus on?

One factor leading to Chicago being seen as the shock city of the period was its rapid growth.Another important factor in Chicago being seen as a shock city was its…

Describe how Gan's approach to urban life is different from Wirth's view.

Hutter notes that two contradictory views of the city emerged from the Chicago School.One was the notion of the city as impersonal and negative, derived from the social disorganization view.The other viewed the city more positively as a…

One central criticism that symbolic interactionists make of urban ecology is that it…

Walter Firey went beyond urban ecology by incorporating ________ and ________ into his analyses.

Referring to Chicago as the "shock city" of the early twentieth century implies that the city had symbolic significance reflecting…

Early in the twentieth century, Chicago was a cauldron of social change.

Hutter suggests that symbolic interactionism was an advance over urban ecology, but that symbolic interactionism did not fully incorporate the study of ________ into its analysis.

In focusing on ecological processes as they affect urban settlement, urban ecology uses which of the following sets of concepts?

Claude Fischer suggests that the ecological variables of size, density, and heterogeneity do affect social life.However, unlike Louis Wirth, he argues that these effects can…

The Chicago School had two major theoretical components or approaches.Briefly explain them.

Like the European urban theorists, Wirth had an essentially ________ view of the impact of the city and urban life on individuals, the family, and the neighborhood.

Symbolic interactionists offer three major criticisms of the urban ecological approach to explaining urban social life.Explain them.

By 1870, about 9.9 million Americans lived in cities, representing about ________ percent of the total U.S.population.

Explain the determinist, compositional, and subcultural theories, and explain how they are related to each other.

The Chicago School focused on both ________ and ________.

Fogelson's research on downtowns supports the validity of the urban ecologist's view that there was a "natural" order for urban form and growth patterns.

Robert

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

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

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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Walter Firey went beyond urban ecology by incorporating and into his analyses.

The Chicago School focused on both and .