Strangers in a Strange Land: Humans in an Urbanizing World

by Douglas S. Massey

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Focusing on three central factors--the physical environment, social relations at the micro level, and social organization at the macro level--Professor Massey argues that humans are genetically programmed to be physiologically, psychologically, and socially adapted to life in small groups and to organic natural environments. Despite this, most humans live in dense urban environments. "As biological organisms," Massey writes, "we are indeed strangers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:039392727X

ISBN13:9780393927276

Release Date:August 2005

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference History New England Northeast Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology State & Local Urban

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