The City: Suggestions for Investigation of Human Behavior in the Urban Environment

by Robert Ezra Park, Ernest Watson Burgess, Morris Janowitz (Introduction)

The City , first published in 1925 and reprinted here in its entirety, is a cross-section of concerns of the Chicago urban school during the period of its most intense activity. Park and Burgess realized that ecological and economic factors were converted into a social organization by the traditions and aspirations of city dwellers. In their efforts to achieve objectivity, these sociologists never lost sight of the values that propel human beings.

"It is a classic which remains relevant largely because it poses questions still unresolved."— Choice

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, Urban Studies, Cities

250 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1967

Reviews

[Jennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great classic for any sociologist. while some of the notions seem sexist, conservative, and downright racist, it illustrates just how far we've come regarding urban sociology... and how far we still have to go.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

“in spite of all the progress represented in the long march from the amoeba to man, it is still true that the human creature is a good deal of a vegetable.” <3