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The Urban Mosaic: Towards a Theory of Residential Differentiation
Duncan Timms
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Description for The Urban Mosaic: Towards a Theory of Residential Differentiation
Hardback. This detailed study examines the concept of the city as a mosaic of social worlds. Series: Cambridge Geographical Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: RPC. Weight in Grams: 581. Good copy in dustwrapper. DW price clipped and with some minor nicks and tears.
The concept of the city as a mosaic of social worlds has achieved wide currency: the residential differentiation of the urban population provides the matrix for much human activity. In this detailed study, the author demonstrates that much of the manifold variation in the social characteristics of populations living in different parts of the city may be summarized in terms of a small number of factors relating to social rank, style of life preferences and ethnicity. Residential and social differentiation are seen as intimately connected. At the individual level, it is suggested that questions relating to social rank, style of ... Read more
The concept of the city as a mosaic of social worlds has achieved wide currency: the residential differentiation of the urban population provides the matrix for much human activity. In this detailed study, the author demonstrates that much of the manifold variation in the social characteristics of populations living in different parts of the city may be summarized in terms of a small number of factors relating to social rank, style of life preferences and ethnicity. Residential and social differentiation are seen as intimately connected. At the individual level, it is suggested that questions relating to social rank, style of ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Series
Cambridge Geographical Studies
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521079648
SKU
KTG0009742
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