Research Catalog

Title

The urban scene: myths and realities, edited by Joe R. Feagin.

Author

Feagin, Joe R.

Publication

[New York] Random House [1973]

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Details

Description

viii, 274 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

Cities and towns > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

An urban crisis? Banfield, E. C. From the unheavenly city: Introduction. - The Urban trek: Tilly, C. From the metropolitan enigma: Race and migration to the American city. - Urban social structure; the case of the slum: Gans, H. J. From the urban villagers. Fried, M. From The urban condition: Grieving for a lost home. - The myth of suburbia: Gans, H. J. From the Levittowners: The setting, theory, and method of the study; Levittown and America. Berger, B. M. From The public interest: Suburbia and the American dream. - Middle Americans: Greeley, A. M. From Why can't they be like us? The Future of ethnic groups. Coles. R. and Erikson, J. From The middle Americans. - Perspectives on poverty in America: Rodman, H. From Social forces: The lower class value stretch. Valentine, C. A. From Culture and poverty: Conclusion: Alternative views of poverty and the poor, present and future. Postscript: A proposal for empowering the poor to reduce inequality. - Black Americans in urban ghettos: Tabb, W. K. From The political economy of the Black ghetto: Black power--green power. Watts, L. C. From The middle-income Negro family faces urban renewal. - The struggle for power in American cities: Rubenstein, R. E. From Rebels in Eden: Centralism vs. decentralism; the Deepening debate. Altschuler, A. A. From Community control: A personal statement. - The Future of urban society: Toffler, A. From Future shock: The strategy of social futurism.

Call Number

JLE 74-1762

ISBN

0394316479

LCCN

72013286

OCLC

• 532246
• NYPG744498189-B

Author

Feagin, Joe R. Compiler

Title

The urban scene: myths and realities, edited by Joe R. Feagin.

Imprint

[New York] Random House [1973]

Edition

[1st ed.]

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Research Call Number

JLE 74-1762