A sad scene in the urban setting. (Image courtesy of hira3 on Flickr.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Diane Davis
MIT Course Number
11.469
As Taught In
Spring 2009
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is intended to introduce graduate students to a set of core writings in the field of urban sociology. Topics include the changing nature of community, social inequality, political power, socio-spatial change, technological change, and the relationship between the built environment and human behavior. We examine the key theoretical paradigms that have constituted the field since its founding, assess how and why they have changed over time, and discuss the implications of these paradigmatic shifts for urban scholarship, social policy and the planning practice.
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