Cities and towns; Social psychology; Sociology; Sociology, Urban
3. The rustic and the urbanite not only show certain fundamental
differences in personality, but the variations found in the city far
exceed the country, and the rate at which new types are constantly being
created in the city far exceeds that of the country. The rural man still
is to a great extent the product of the nature which surrounds him,
while the urbanite has become a part of the machine with which he works,
and has developed as many different species as there are techniques to
which he is devoted. The attitudes, the sentiments, the life
organization of the city man are as different from the country man as
those of the civilized man are from the primitive. As the city extends
its influence over the country the rural man is also being remade, and
ultimately the differences between the two may become extinguished.
Anthony, Joseph. “The Unsophisticated City Boy,” _Century_, CIX
(November, 1924), 123–28. (VII, 5.)
Coudenhove-Kalergi, H. “The New Nobility,” _Century_, CIX (November,
1924), 3–6.
A concise analysis of the outstanding differences in the personality
of the rustic and the urbanite. (IX, 1, 2, 3, 4; X, 1, 2.)
Humphrey, Z. “City People and Country Folk,” _Country Life_, XXXVII
(January, 1920), 35–37.
McDowall, Arthur. “Townsman and the Country,” _London Mercury_, VIII
(August, 1923), 405–13. (IV, 5; IX, 2; X, 1, 2.)
Myers, C. S. “Note on the Relative Variability of Modern and Ancient
and of Rural and Urban Peoples,” _Man_, VI (London, 1906), 24–26.
An anthropological study. (VIII.)
Vuillenmier, J. F. “A comparative Study of New York City and Country
Criminals,” _Jour. Crim. Law and Criminol._, XI (1921), 528–50.
(VII, 5; IX, 2.)
XI. THE STUDY OF THE CITY
Attempts to understand the city and city life have resulted in two types
of studies. On the one hand there are the investigations into special
phases of the subject, and on the other are a number of systematic,
generally co-operative, scientific approaches to the city as a whole.
The increased attention which the city has been receiving at the hands
of various types of experts has brought into existence a number of
organizations and institutions which regularly occupy themselves with
the collection of information relating to the city. This has given rise
to a number of technical journals which are of great importance to the
student of the city.
1. There are available at the present time a number of fairly exhaustive
systematic studies of various cities. In most instances they represent
the combined efforts of many students, extending over a period of years,
to explore the realms of urban life in diverse parts of the world,
generally with a definite objective in view. Only a few of such studies
have been listed under this category.
Booth, Charles. _Life and Labor of the People of London_ (16 vols.;
London, 1892).
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account