Identify the Perspective of Conflict Theorists on Urbanization

question 44

Multiple Choice

Identify the perspective of conflict theorists on urbanization.

• A) Urbanites are more tolerant than residents of small towns or rural areas of a variety of lifestyles, religious practices, and attitudes.
• B) Cities serve many important social and economic functions, but urbanization can also be dysfunctional.
• C) Driven by greed and profit, large corporations, banks, developers, and other capitalist groups shape cities' growth or decline.
• D) Urbanism has negative consequences, including alienation, friction because of physical congestion, impersonal relationships, and a disintegration of kinship and friendship ties.
• E) In the suburbs, both women's and men's physical mobility is limited because of the scarcity of public transportation systems.

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