Understanding Urban Sociology: A Comprehensive Overview

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Urban sociology explores the dynamics of city life, urbanization, and urban communities. It delves into the origin and development of cities, social structures, family dynamics, class struggles, urban issues, and more. Key elements include population density, family structures, occupations, social heterogeneity, and social changes. Emphasis is placed on materialism, individualism, rationality, and social control mechanisms in rapidly changing urban environments.

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PRESENTED BY- SAGARIKA SHARMA DEPT. OF SOCIOLOGY DR. BKB COLLEGE

Urban sociology is that branch of Sociology which deals with the city or the urban community, with urbanization and urbanism. - J A Quinn. Thus, Urban Sociology is the sociology of urban life and activities.

Deals with Origin and development of the city. the development of towns, social disorganizations. problems of urban life. Institution of marriage in urban context. Concept, structure and change in family in urban area. Class structure and class struggle in urban area. Methods of solving urban issues. Planning and control in urban society. Structure and function of urban community. Gender issues in urban area. Urban ecology. Urban network. Political economy in urban context.

Size. Density of population. Nuclear family. Marriage. Various Occupations. Class difference. Social heterogeneity. Secondary interactions and relations.