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 pages; 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 prosperity 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. Altshuler, A. A. From Community control: A personal statement.--The Future of urban society: Toffler, A. From Future shock: The strategy of social futurism.

ISBN

0394316479

LCCN

72013286

OCLC

ocm00532246

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries