Urban Sociology and Demography
The Processes of Urbanization and Suburbanization
Perspectives
Miscellaneous
Community, Policy and Social Action
100
What is Urban Sociology?
The examination of social, political, and economic structures and their impact within an urban setting.
100
During what time period did the first wave of global urbanization occur?
Between 1750 and 1950
100
What perspective highlights "City living is a state of mind"
Interactionalist
100
What is the federal agency responsible for addressing the nation's housing needs and improving the nation's communities?
What is... the HUD- Housing and Urban Development
200
Define human ecology
The study of relationship between individuals and their physical environment
200
This wave was the result of overurbanization where a population has become so large that an area can no longer support it.
Second Wave.
200
How do people define cities according to the interactionist perceptive?
By what they value and use in them
200
Who is this?
Dwight
200
What is one of the four principles that each housing program integrated?
Strategic Vision for change
Community-based partnerships
Economic opportunity
Sustainable community development
300
What was Portland's population size in 2016?
632,309 people
300
What is the current percentage of African Americans living in Portland?
6.3%
300
The functionalist perspective believes the transition in social communities is _____ to ______
Simple to complex
300
Finish these lyrics....
"IM GONNA TAKE MY HORSE..."
TO THE OLD TOWN ROAD
IM GONNA RIIIIDEEEE TILL I CAN'T NO MORE
I got the horses in the back
300
When was HOPE VI established and what was the original name?
In 1992. And Urban Revitalization Demonstration Program
400
What is the percentage of people living in Portland under the age of 18?
19.1%
400
What was the percentage of white people living in Portland in the 1940's?
98%
400
According to conflict/feminist perspectives, why do cities form?
from gender, racial, or class inequalities
400
No one loves Kanye more than _____
Kanye
400
Why was the program criticized?
For worsening the local housing situation because not all demolished units are replaced and data revealed that not all residents return.
500
What does the term gentrification mean?
The process of renovating and improving a housing area/district so that it conforms to middle-class taste
500
Which My Little Pony is this?
500
What is one consequence of Urbanization and Population Growth?
Urban Living Environment
Homelessness
Gentrification
Urban Sprawl and Transportation
500
What's funnier than 24....?
25!!!!!
500
What is the common "response" that communities are familiar with when it comes to homelessness and what are they referred to as?
Homeless shelter and referred to as "Band-aids"