The document discusses urban sociology and its aims. Urban sociology studies how cities shape social life by considering spatial context. It aims to understand social forms in built up areas, how institutions form and interact, social needs and the availability of city components, and understanding cities historically and the evolution of social aspects. Urban sociology examines topics like demand for housing, religion, race/ethnicity, suburbs/gated communities, gentrification, and global/new cities.

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Urban Sociology

3. General sociology
Then Urban Sociology
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4. Intro
• Sociology
• Study of human
society and social
behavior
• Social behavior
explained as human
behavior, which is the
result of interaction
among people in
society
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5. • Sociology is the
scientific study of:
• Human social life
• Groups
• Society
• The subject matter
of sociology is huge,
complex and varied
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6. • Sociology is the
scientific study of:
• Human social life
• Groups
• Society
• The subject matter
of sociology is huge,
complex and varied
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8. • Sociology –
important
characteristics
• An approach to
science
• Its subject matter –
social behavior
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9. • Sociology study
relationship only so
far as it affects
social relationship,
the relation ships
of:
• Man to man
• One to another
• One group to the
whole society
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10. • The main interest of
sociology is:
• People
• Ideas
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11. • The main interest of
sociology is:
• Customs
• Other
characteristically
human phenomena;
the phenomena
which surround
human, influence
him and
relationships
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12. • Sociology also devotes
some attention to
certain aspects of
geographical
environments and to
some as contrasted
with human
phenomena
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13. • Sociology also devotes
some attention to
certain aspects of
geographical
environments and to
some as contrasted
with human
phenomena
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14. • Sociology
• Its general science
• Its study society in its totality
• Another social science study on some particular areas of society
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15. • Sociology utilizes
basic elements of
science like:
• Observation
• Recording
• Verification
• Generalization
• Prediction
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16. • The main aim of sociology is to
acquires knowledge about
society
• Social institution
• Social organization
• Social process
• Knowledge found from sociology
utilizes for social construction and
stability
• Solution to problems and issues
to society
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17. • August comte, French Philosopher (1798-1857) Coined the term
sociology in 1839
• Father of sociology
• Sociology is composed of two words- socius meaning companion or
associate; and logos meaning science or study
• science of society
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18. • Auguste Comte Defined the term sociology as The science of social
phenomena subjects to natural and invariable laws, the discovery of
which is the object of investigation
• He divided the subject matter in to:
• Social static( things, events, and phenomena at rest)
• Social dynamic( change)
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19. • Max weber
• The science, which attempts the interpretive understanding of social action in
order to arrive at a casual explanation of its course and effects
• Emile Durkheim
• Sociology is the science of social institutions
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20. • Sociology by its self complex from one to one conversation to entire world
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21. • Social interactions
have various forms
and as such denote
formal relationships
like:
• Competition
• Domination
• Imitation
• Division of labour
• Subordination
• Cooperation
• Sub and super
ordinate relationships
• George Simmel
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22. • The scope of sociology consists in the interpretation of social behavior
• Max weber
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23. Generally
• Sociology as a special science describes, classifies, analyzes and
delineates the forms of social relationships
• The study of genetic forms of social relationships, behavior and
activities
• Sociology concerned with ultimate forms of mental or psychic
relationships, which link men to another in society
• Interpret or understand social behavior and social action
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24. Generally
• Sociology concerned on fundamental social process in human society
• Associative process – contact , cooperation, adaptation, integration
• Disassociate processes – competition , conflict
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25. Generally
• Sociology analyses the various institutions, associations and social
groups , which are results of social relationships of individuals
• The links among different parts of society
• Causes and factors of social behavior which lead to social stability and
social change
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26. Generally
• Trends of change in
the society
• consequences of
change
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Urban sociology

28. • Urban sociology studies the way that cities shape social life , considering spatial
context as fundamental to understanding the social world.
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29. Urban sociology ?
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30. Urban sociology – aims
• Understanding social forms
in built up areas
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31. Urban sociology – aims
• Understanding how
institution forms,
link/interact and
order/hierarchy on social
institution to other
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32. Urban sociology – aims
• Social needs and
availability of city
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33. Urban sociology – aims
• Understanding
cities in history
and evolution of
social aspects
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Demand for housing

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Religion

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Race
Ethnicity
Minorities

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Sub-Urbanization
Gated-Community

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Sub-Urbanization
Gated-Community

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Ghettoization

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Global city New-cities

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Global city New-cities

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How do we study the urban ??
In this course

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Urban components
• Social Variables
• Race
• Social class
• Religion
• Ethnicity
• Gender
• Age
• Family status
• Etc
 Spatial factors
 Where is the location of your home?
 Mobility
 Life style
 The patterns of our social life's

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Make-up of cities
• Central areas
• Suburbs
• Vacant space
• Industrial space
• Agriculture land – urban
agriculture
• Recreational areas
• Shopping malls
 Spatial factors
 Where
 How
 Why
 Decision of settlement location
 Forcing factors

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Make-up of cities
• Merkato _ንግድ
• “እንጨት
ተራ”
• ድር ተራ
• አትክልት ተራ
• ጭድ ተራ
• ምን አለሽ ተራ
• ባልትና _
አዲስ
• አዉቶ ብስ
ተራ
• ሱማሌ ተራ
• በርበሬ ተራ
• ዱባይ ተራ
• ታይዋን
 City center
 Financial institution
 Finance professional
 Piassa _መዝናኛ
 Cinema
 Artists
 ሰፈሮች
 ኮሪያ ዘማቾች
 ፈረንሳይ ሌጋሲዮን
 ልደታ
 ሰራተኛ ሰፈር
 ገዳም ሰፈር
 ሰሜን ማዘጋጃ
 በቅሎ ቤት
 ጎተራ
 ካምፕ _ ወልቂጤ
 መንሀሪያ
 ሰፈራ
 ቻይና ካምፕ

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Learned today
• About general sociology
• About Urban sociology
• Philosophers
• Fundamental process
• Issues in urban sociology

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Learned today
• Urban sociology = Urban +
Sociology
• Social : the different components
that makes up the urban fabric –
Sociology
• Spatial: how the social factors are
out-played in urban space.- Urban

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For Next class
• Discuss the Difference between rural and urban settlement in
terms of social and spatial character
• Human - ሰዉ

91. Next lecture - Urban sociology
• Essential components of the city
• Its formation
• Physical structure and mixity
• Social organization , behavior ,relationships and its residents
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92. Urban sociology
• Its formation
• History of cities
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93. Reference
• Jane Jacobs
• Urban Sociology Reader
• Urban Sociology Images
and structure William G.
FLANAGAN
• Merian koolsterboor ,
EiABC
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94. Thank YOU
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Year II , semester I ,Urban Sociology
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Wolkite University
College of technology
Department of Architecture
Year 2
By
Adinew Dinku
Gubrie/Wolkite/Ethiopia
December, 2018
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