Urban Sociology

Shlay, Anne B.; Balzarini, John E.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.32164-x

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“…Segregation is a long-standing social phenomenon, broadly defined as the degree of spatial separation/isolation between two or more population groups, limiting their contacts, communications, and social relations ( Freeman, 1978 ; Newby, 1982 ). Since the early stage of modern cities was featured by separating different social, ethnic, and racial groups, this segregated social structure was preserved and still exists in today's society ( Shlay & Balzarini, 2015 ; Wong, 2016 ). Studies have demonstrated that segregation directly reflects and exacerbates social inequalities, which not only harms the socially vulnerable populations but also produces negative impacts on society as a whole ( Acs et al, 2017 ; Yao et al, 2019 ).…”

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Aggravated social segregation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from crowdsourced mobility data in twelve most populated U.S. metropolitan areas

Huang

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Sustainable Cities and Society

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Aggravated social segregation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from crowdsourced mobility data in twelve most populated U.S. metropolitan areas

Huang

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Sustainable Cities and Society

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“…With the rapid and intense growth of the city, Chicago sociology observed the process of urbanization with wonder and awe. literally and figuratively anchors the entire field (Shlay & Balzarini, 2015).…”

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The Social Structure of the City: A Critical Review of Contributing Sociologists

Mathotaarachchi¹,

Thilakarathna²

2021

CUS

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The idea of a city has changed over the course of human evolution and in modern times finding a definition as to what is exactly meant by a city has become a really difficult task. A city is signified not only by the structural differences it resembles something which is not accepted as a city for not having a physical built environment surrounded by concrete buildings and stagnation of office spaces, instead a city signifies a social reality and the interactions thereof, by which people come to differentiate a city from something which is not. This paper looks at the different definitions and ideologies brought forward by an urban sociologist in analysing the city while looking at the ecological, cultural and new urban sociological ideologies in defying and identifying the concept of a city.

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“…Urban sociology was born out of the Chicago School, which embraced empirical research and its methods, including ethnography (Shlay and Balzarini 2015;Addams 1990Addams [1926). The discipline was also influenced by the work of Simmel (1950Simmel ( [1905), who drew attention to personal freedom as an essential element of what he termed the metropolitan individuality, a key characteristic of urban life and urban society.…”

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Contemporary urban social work: a scoping review

Asén

Julkunen

Saurama

2021

Nordic Social Work Research

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Today, much of social work is carried out in urban environments, posing distinct challenges to the profession. The complexities of urban life and urban surroundings raise new questions for it, especially in relation to increasing fragmentation, growing inequality, segregation, homelessness, social exclusion, and environmental problems. In general, only little research, however, has been conducted on the performance of social work in urban settings, and urban social work remains conceptually indistinct and not well grounded. Yet, in more recent times, increasing migration to urban settings has prompted more interest in the area. This article presents a twostaged scoping review examining how social work in urban settings is conceptualized in literature from European countries. Our first-stage scoping review findings indicate present conceptualizations of urban social work to be strongly shaped by questions concerning migration, diversity, and new forms of mobility. The second-stage review-leaning on the results of the first phase-concentrated on interrogating closer the knowledge base on urban social work and diversity. The findings suggest that urban social work with migrants is highly related to the question of how to recognize superdiversity in social work bridging relations in urban space, improving access to critical information for migrants, and strengthening social workers' advocacy for structural change. While urban social work appears to continue to be perceived as problematic, the results highlight the importance of respectful encounters and honest dialogue between migrants and non-migrants and between migrants and professionals, along with the specificity of the use of urban space.

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Urban Sociology

Cited by 3 publications

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Aggravated social segregation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from crowdsourced mobility data in twelve most populated U.S. metropolitan areas

Aggravated social segregation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from crowdsourced mobility data in twelve most populated U.S. metropolitan areas

The Social Structure of the City: A Critical Review of Contributing Sociologists

Contemporary urban social work: a scoping review

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