Reassessing the Effect of Urbanism and Regionalism: A Comparison of Different Indicators of Racial Tolerance

Louis Wirth developed the concept of urbanism as a way of life. Urbanism has its drawbacks, since urban life is seen as making human relationships brief, segmented and transitory. But urbanism has promised benefits, namely urbanites are supposed to be more tolerant. But are urbanites more toleran...

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Main Author: J. Scott Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Sociological Association 2005-10-01
Series:Sociation Today
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Online Access:http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v32/urbanism.htm