Sociology 182: Urban Problems C. Chase-Dunn
Spring, 2005 Sproul 1102
Tu Thurs 8:10 to 9:30
(v.3/29/05)
This course is about the emergence of sedentism, the invention of towns and cities, the interactions between sedentary and nomadic peoples, and the institutional responses to the problems created when humans reside close to one another. Topics covered are: hamlets, settlement systems, ancient cities, and the interactions of city and country. We will also study industrial urbanization, megacities and the urbanization of the global system with its world cities tightly linked by communications, transportation, trade and organization. Contemporary urban issues in Southern California and other regions will also be considered. The course will employ the comparative world-systems perspective to examine urban problems since the invention of sedentism.
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