Exam 16: Population and Urbanization

What five major elements comprise the corporate city?

What can be said about the fortress city phenomenon?

Patricia and Mike are young,married,urban professionals expecting their first child and for lifestyle reasons they have bought a house in a much smaller city that is a 70-kilometre commute to Mike's big-city job.Which term best categorizes their new lifestyle?

What term is used to denote the process by which an increasing proportion of the population lives in cities?

Melissa had just finished reading a popular historical romance novel and was telling Monica about the English heroine who would spend 16 hours a day in her home making lace,which was then collected and shipped to France.What work arrangement was Melissa describing?

What characterized those who moved to the corporate suburbs after World War II?

Demography is the study of cities and urban development.

What was the term coined by Louis Wirth that described the city way of life as one that is economically efficient but socially destructive?

Describe and analyze the advantages that gentrification offers to women and middle-class professionals working in the city.

Aneesha asked her classmate Mesbah to explain the premise of demographic transition theory to her.Which statement would Mesbah respond with?

In a major metropolitan centre,city planners want to revitalize the city core by tearing down old neighbourhoods,replacing side roads with main arteries for traffic,constructing parking garages,and building high-rise condos,trendy restaurants,and fancy boutiques for the downtown workers.What term best describes the lifestyle supporting this city's restructuring?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the urban-growth machine?

Mike had to relocate for work.He could have bought a house in the city,but he loves to sail,so he bought a house on a lake where he could moor his boat.As a result,Mike lengthened his commute to work by 30 minutes.Which theory can be used to explain his relocation choice?

Clara moved into a neighbourhood where no children were allowed.This meant that when her son's family came to visit,they went out for the day because there was nowhere for her grandchild to play.While this was inconvenient,Clara liked the fact that she did not have to worry about noise from other children disturbing her mid-day naps.Where did Clara live?

Luigi is obsessed with his job as a marketing consultant.Where he lives,he does not know his neighbours,and he likes it that way because he can run out of his house and not get stuck in a conversation that will delay his arrival at work.What would Louis Wirth call Luigi?

The demographic transition addresses changing fertility and mortality rates over time.What trend does this transition track?

What are the components of the postmodern city?

Maria,Katrina,and Susan all decided to have one child each and formed a "play group" so their children would have socializing opportunities with their peers.Which social problem does the fact that none of these women had more children contribute to?

The central city is making a comeback from the 1960s and 1970s,when it was abandoned by middle-class families who moved to the suburbs.

In their weekly study group,Leonid and his fellow sociology students were discussing the social benefits of gentrification.Leonid asserted,"We mustn't forget that there are also negatives associated with gentrification." When asked to give an example of what he meant,which of the following would he offer?