Urban Canada: Sociological PerspectivesHarry H. Hiller This book a succint discussion on urban issues with specific focus on Canadian materials and the Canadian context. Several features include Aboriginal urbanization in Canada, extensive focus on both the rural and urban econmy, immigration, crime, and gender. The overall emphasis of the text is to unite experts in the field of urban sociological issues from a Canadian perspective. |
Contents
THE DYNAMICS OF CANADIAN URBANIZATION | 26 |
DIFFERENCES | 71 |
SOCIAL TIES AND COMMUNITY IN URBAN PLACES | 107 |
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