urban sociology

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the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.

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How to use urban sociology in a sentence

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Young, hip, urban millennials are using tools like Instagram to become one of the fastest growing travel markets.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The former provides entrepreneurial training and educational programs for youths from low-income urban areas around the world.
Streetwear pioneer, visionary entrepreneur, and community mentor Daymond John is honored with Hennessy Privilege Award|Hennessy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Urban property and lands were assessed at values far beyond those at which the owners truly estimated them.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Today in the cities, and particularly in the quickly growing urban areas, there are different conditions.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents|Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
But what, in the name of the great prince, is the meaning of her declining the urban expedition?
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
I could find no solution, unless it be that instinctive belief of a city-bred civilization that all joys are urban.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
At sight of him Urban smiled again, and would have spoken; for he recognized the great Duke.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis