Definitions of Urban Sociology

Definitions of Urban Sociology

• According to Nels Anderson - “Urban sociology concerns society and living in towns and cities”.

• E.Bergal – “Urban sociology deals with the impact of city life on social actions, social relationships, social institutions and types of civilizations derived form and based on urban modes of living”.

 • According to Quinn - “In sociological sense , the science related to the study of structure of cities and urbanners in urban sociology.

 In the other word, urban sociology studies the development of town, social disorganization, the problems of urban life and town planning. It makes a study of the interaction between the urban environment and the development of human personality. It also studies the structure, role and the permanent and changing elements of the family.

In short, Urban sociologists use a variety of methods, including statistical analysis, observation, archival research, and interviews, to study a range of topics, such as poverty, racial residential segregation, economic development, migration and demographic trends, gentrification, homelessness, blight and crime, urban decline, and neighborhood changes and revitalization.