Question 1

During the Industrial Revolution, rural people were attracted to city life because of its novelty and also because of…

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A) the increasing demand for agricultural production. 
B) the increasing religious significance of cities. 
C) greater economic opportunity. 
D) the separation of work and home. 
A) the increasing demand for agricultural production. 
B) the increasing religious significance of cities. 
C) greater economic opportunity. 
D) the separation of work and home. C

Question 2

In delineating the macro-structure of mid?-Nineteenth-century Manchester, Engels focused on the spatial distribution of factories, businesses, and residential areas, as well as the spatial segregation of different social classes.In this, he anticipated the focus on urban spatial distribution of…

Accepted Answer

A) urban social psychology. 
B) urbanism as a way of life. 
C) urban ecology. 
D) urban planning. 
E) all of the above 
A) urban social psychology. 
B) urbanism as a way of life. 
C) urban ecology. 
D) urban planning. 
E) all of the above C

Question 3

For Weber, cities had three defining characteristics.Which of the following sets represents those characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) religious center, public spaces, and a community that provided leisure activities for residents 
B) market settlement, political administrative center, a community where residents had duties, rights, and status 
C) mechanical solidarity, organic solidarity, urban solidarity 
D) warfare, authoritarian political structures, agricultural suburbs 
A) religious center, public spaces, and a community that provided leisure activities for residents 
B) market settlement, political administrative center, a community where residents had duties, rights, and status 
C) mechanical solidarity, organic solidarity, urban solidarity 
D) warfare, authoritarian political structures, agricultural suburbs B

Question 4

According to Engels in his study of Manchester, which of the following reflected the capitalistic economic consequences of the Industrial Revolution?

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A) street patterns 
B) geographic centrality of the business district 
C) class-segregated spatial distribution of residences 
D) layout of transit thoroughfares 
E) all of the above 
A) street patterns 
B) geographic centrality of the business district 
C) class-segregated spatial distribution of residences 
D) layout of transit thoroughfares 
E) all of the above

Question 5

In "Metropolis and Mental Life," Simmel argued that urban life produced a unique form of consciousness because of two predominant conditions under which urban dwellers lived.What are the two conditions?

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Question 6

Historian Asa Briggs coined the term ________ to refer to a city in a given historical period that has symbolic significance reflecting both awe at spectacular growth and technical progress and deep concern over emerging problems.

Accepted Answer

A) city as theme park 
B) edge city 
C) suburban city 
D) shock city 
A) city as theme park 
B) edge city 
C) suburban city 
D) shock city

Question 7

The ideal typologies contrasted emerging industrial societies with preindustrial rural and village communities.Hutter suggests that these typologies often distorted the work of the sociologists who developed them, as well as that of later sociologists.Which of the following explains this distortion?

Accepted Answer

A) The typologies were often pro-urban; too specific and narrowly focused, focused too much on variations within cities; and paid too much attention to variations within cities and with cross-cultural and historical variations. 
B) The typologies were often anti-rural, too broad, and emphasized the importance of cross-cultural variations in urban life. 
C) The typologies emphasized the religious role in urbanization, thus neglecting the important role of atheism in urbanization. 
D) The typologies were often anti-urban, too broadly based and vague, and failed to deal with variations within cities and with cross-cultural and historical variations. 
A) The typologies were often pro-urban; too specific and narrowly focused, focused too much on variations within cities; and paid too much attention to variations within cities and with cross-cultural and historical variations. 
B) The typologies were often anti-rural, too broad, and emphasized the importance of cross-cultural variations in urban life. 
C) The typologies emphasized the religious role in urbanization, thus neglecting the important role of atheism in urbanization. 
D) The typologies were often anti-urban, too broadly based and vague, and failed to deal with variations within cities and with cross-cultural and historical variations.

Question 8

Robert Nisbet and other social scientists argued that industrialization and urbanization in nineteenth-century Europe led to a "fundamental transformation" in the nature of…

Accepted Answer

A) street patterns. 
B) religious beliefs. 
C) the social bond. 
D) ideal types. 
A) street patterns. 
B) religious beliefs. 
C) the social bond. 
D) ideal types.

Question 9

The rapid urbanization of nineteenth-century European cities was due to technological and social innovations stemming from the…

Accepted Answer

A) Agricultural Revolution. 
B) Industrial Revolution. 
C) Revolution of Rising Expectations. 
D) Second Urban Revolution. 
A) Agricultural Revolution. 
B) Industrial Revolution. 
C) Revolution of Rising Expectations. 
D) Second Urban Revolution.

Question 10

The absorption of family members into the new industrial economy as wage laborers led to…

Accepted Answer

A) increasing integration of work and home. 
B) increasing reliance on extended kin. 
C) less emphasis on family life. 
D) increasing differentiation between work and home. 
A) increasing integration of work and home. 
B) increasing reliance on extended kin. 
C) less emphasis on family life. 
D) increasing differentiation between work and home.

Question 11

A conceptual construct based on the most important qualities of a social phenomenon is…

Accepted Answer

A) a conceptual construct. 
B) Gemeinschaft. 
C) a theory. 
D) an ideal type. 
A) a conceptual construct. 
B) Gemeinschaft. 
C) a theory. 
D) an ideal type.

Question 12

Before 1600 AD, few cities had populations larger than 150,000.Really large cities would not become possible until…

Accepted Answer

A) the Industrial Revolution had occurred, thus providing urban jobs for many workers. 
B) the technology of food production made it possible for larger numbers of people to be supported by a smaller number of agricultural workers. 
C) numerous people moved to cities to enjoy a more cosmopolitan lifestyle. 
D) great religious cathedrals were built in cities, thus drawing believers to move to cities. 
A) the Industrial Revolution had occurred, thus providing urban jobs for many workers. 
B) the technology of food production made it possible for larger numbers of people to be supported by a smaller number of agricultural workers. 
C) numerous people moved to cities to enjoy a more cosmopolitan lifestyle. 
D) great religious cathedrals were built in cities, thus drawing believers to move to cities.

Question 13

What is an ideal type?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Who developed the concept of the "shock city" and what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Although the technological innovations that accompanied the Industrial Revolution were important, it was the social, cultural, political, and economic changes accompanying industrialization that were most crucial in rapid urbanization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Chicago School failed to pick up on three of Weber's important emphases in his study of cities.Which of the following is NOT an aspect of his work that they failed to pick up on?

Accepted Answer

A) his linkage of economic and political aspects of city life with its community aspects 
B) his emphasis on the multidimensionality of city life 
C) his emphasis on the role of the city as an instrument of historical change, through its encouragement of social individuality and innovation 
D) all of the above 
A) his linkage of economic and political aspects of city life with its community aspects 
B) his emphasis on the multidimensionality of city life 
C) his emphasis on the role of the city as an instrument of historical change, through its encouragement of social individuality and innovation 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Simmel argued that the intensity of nervous stimuli in the city and the pervasiveness of the economic market produced an urban consciousness characterized by…

Accepted Answer

A) intellectuality. 
B) religious fervor. 
C) mechanical solidarity. 
D) a sense of community. 
A) intellectuality. 
B) religious fervor. 
C) mechanical solidarity. 
D) a sense of community.

Question 18

Explain and discuss the phrase, "All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned."

Accepted Answer

The phrase "All that is solid melts into

Question 19

Give a brief overview of the growth of cities up to the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an important urban change due to the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) religion 
B) size 
C) density 
D) structure 
E) composition 
A) religion 
B) size 
C) density 
D) structure 
E) composition

During the Industrial Revolution, rural people were attracted to city life because of its novelty and also because of…

In delineating the macro-structure of mid?-Nineteenth-century Manchester, Engels focused on the spatial distribution of factories, businesses, and residential areas, as well as the spatial segregation of different social classes.In this, he anticipated the focus on urban spatial distribution of…

For Weber, cities had three defining characteristics.Which of the following sets represents those characteristics?

According to Engels in his study of Manchester, which of the following reflected the capitalistic economic consequences of the Industrial Revolution?

In "Metropolis and Mental Life," Simmel argued that urban life produced a unique form of consciousness because of two predominant conditions under which urban dwellers lived.What are the two conditions?

Historian Asa Briggs coined the term ________ to refer to a city in a given historical period that has symbolic significance reflecting both awe at spectacular growth and technical progress and deep concern over emerging problems.

The ideal typologies contrasted emerging industrial societies with preindustrial rural and village communities.Hutter suggests that these typologies often distorted the work of the sociologists who developed them, as well as that of later sociologists.Which of the following explains this distortion?

Robert Nisbet and other social scientists argued that industrialization and urbanization in nineteenth-century Europe led to a "fundamental transformation" in the nature of…

The rapid urbanization of nineteenth-century European cities was due to technological and social innovations stemming from the…

The absorption of family members into the new industrial economy as wage laborers led to…

A conceptual construct based on the most important qualities of a social phenomenon is…

Before 1600 AD, few cities had populations larger than 150,000.Really large cities would not become possible until…

What is an ideal type?

Who developed the concept of the "shock city" and what does it mean?

Although the technological innovations that accompanied the Industrial Revolution were important, it was the social, cultural, political, and economic changes accompanying industrialization that were most crucial in rapid urbanization.

The Chicago School failed to pick up on three of Weber's important emphases in his study of cities.Which of the following is NOT an aspect of his work that they failed to pick up on?

Simmel argued that the intensity of nervous stimuli in the city and the pervasiveness of the economic market produced an urban consciousness characterized by…

Explain and discuss the phrase, "All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned."

Give a brief overview of the growth of cities up to the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following is NOT an important urban change due to the Industrial Revolution?

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

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

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 3: The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

During the Industrial Revolution, rural people were attracted to city life because of its novelty and also because of…

In delineating the macro-structure of mid?-Nineteenth-century Manchester, Engels focused on the spatial distribution of factories, businesses, and residential areas, as well as the spatial segregation of different social classes.In this, he anticipated the focus on urban spatial distribution of…

For Weber, cities had three defining characteristics.Which of the following sets represents those characteristics?

According to Engels in his study of Manchester, which of the following reflected the capitalistic economic consequences of the Industrial Revolution?

In "Metropolis and Mental Life," Simmel argued that urban life produced a unique form of consciousness because of two predominant conditions under which urban dwellers lived.What are the two conditions?

Historian Asa Briggs coined the term ________ to refer to a city in a given historical period that has symbolic significance reflecting both awe at spectacular growth and technical progress and deep concern over emerging problems.

Robert Nisbet and other social scientists argued that industrialization and urbanization in nineteenth-century Europe led to a "fundamental transformation" in the nature of…

The rapid urbanization of nineteenth-century European cities was due to technological and social innovations stemming from the…

The absorption of family members into the new industrial economy as wage laborers led to…

A conceptual construct based on the most important qualities of a social phenomenon is…

Before 1600 AD, few cities had populations larger than 150,000.Really large cities would not become possible until…

What is an ideal type?

Who developed the concept of the "shock city" and what does it mean?

Although the technological innovations that accompanied the Industrial Revolution were important, it was the social, cultural, political, and economic changes accompanying industrialization that were most crucial in rapid urbanization.

The Chicago School failed to pick up on three of Weber's important emphases in his study of cities.Which of the following is NOT an aspect of his work that they failed to pick up on?

Simmel argued that the intensity of nervous stimuli in the city and the pervasiveness of the economic market produced an urban consciousness characterized by…

Explain and discuss the phrase, "All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned."

Give a brief overview of the growth of cities up to the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following is NOT an important urban change due to the Industrial Revolution?

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

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

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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