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Cities and Urban Life

The decentralized city can be identified by______________?

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The decentralized city can be identified by______________?

A. the shift of employment and service away from the inner city towards multiple centers in smaller towns and rural areas
B. the degendering of public space as women use local facilities more
C. gentrification the movement of middle-class people back into the inner city
D. all of the above

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Urbanization occurred in the nineteenth century because_______________?

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Urbanization occurred in the nineteenth century because_______________?

A. commuters started moving out of villages and into cities
B. towns and cities were becoming increasingly planned and managed
C. industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas
D. transport systems were not provided so it was easier to live in the city

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Wirth (1938) said that social relationships in the urban way of life were segmental because______________?

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Wirth (1938) said that social relationships in the urban way of life were segmental because______________?

A. they were confined to particular areas of the city
B. people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals
C. there were distinctive patterns of activity for each social class
D. they were based on face to face interaction with close friends and family

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Which regions of the world currently have the highest and lowest proportions respectively of population living in cities ?

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Which regions of the world currently have the highest and lowest proportions respectively of population living in cities ?

A. Highest Asia Lowest Africa
B. Highest Europe Lowest Oceania
C. Highest North America Lowest Africa
D. Highest Europe Lowest Africa

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The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________?

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The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________?

A. the privatization of public services by the Conservative government
B. the lifestyle practice of shopg in peer groups
C. the form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stamps
D. the provision of health housing and education services by the state

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