The Romance of Culture in an Urban Civilisation : Robert E. Park on Race and Ethnic Relations in Cities /

"In this book, originally published in 1990, the author presents a general, critical overview of Robert E. Park and the Chicago school of American sociology. Lal concentrates on the contribution that Park and those working within the Chicago school tradition have made to the area of urban race...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lal, Barbara Ballis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2017
Edition:First edition
Series:Routledge Library Editions: Urban Studies ; Volume 8
Routledge Library Editions: Urban Studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter INTRODUCTION
  • chapter 1 SOCIAL CONTEXT AND INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY
  • chapter 2 CULTURE, COMMUNICATION, AND SOCIAL CONTROL
  • chapter 3 PARK'S APPROACH TO RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
  • chapter 4 THE EMERGENCE OF AN ETHNOGRAPHIC TRADITION
  • chapter 5 IMMIGRANTS AND THE 'ETHNICITY PARADOX'
  • chapter 6 BRIGHT LIGHTS, IMPENDING SHADOWS': AFRO-AMERICAN MIGRATION TO NORTHERN CITIES
  • chapter 7 GETTING IT TOGETHER: A SCHEME OF INTERPRETATION