Banfield’sUnheavenly City: A symposium and response

Lockard, Duane; Murphy, Russell D.; Naftalin, Arthur; Banfield, Edward C.

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“…16 On the other hand, Irving Kristol praised it as "easily the most enlightening book that has been written about the 'urban crisis' in the U.S." 17 while another reviewer predicted that the book would "prove to be a wonderful candle by which we find our way into the future." 18 Although one review noted that he "does not provide much statistical evidence," 19 another complained that he used too much data. 20 One classified the argument as "patent racism," 21 whereas another appeared to defend Banfield's integrity on race only to conclude "it's not blacks Banfield despises, it's poor people, whether they be white, black, or brown."…”

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Rethinking Horizon Theory: Culture vs. Nature

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Perspectives on Political Science

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Banfi Eld's Concept of Class

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j n The Unheavenly City Revisited, perhaps the most ' provocative recent commentary on urban America, Banfield (1974) conceptualizes social class as a &dquo;psychological orientation toward the future.&dquo; Banfield purports to build upon traditional social stratification theory in advancing the &dquo;heuristic hypothesis&dquo; that cultural differences among social classes are a function of different time horizons of members of such classes. Because it suggests that specific political traits are associated with time-horizon classes in a way not revealed by indicators of socioeconomic status, the concept has important implications for both public policy and social stratification theory.. BANFIELD'S CLASS CONCEPTAND ITS IMPLICATIONS Banfield (1974: 52-76) argues that individuals occupy positions on a class continuum according to their degree of future orientation. At one extreme, lower-class individuals are unwilling or unable to visualize the future and instead seek immediate gratification of needs and wants. The greater one's

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Banfield’sUnheavenly City: A symposium and response

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