Urban Sociologists Have Studied Patterns of Migration in and Around

question 127

Multiple Choice

Urban sociologists have studied patterns of migration in and around urban areas. They have discovered one consistent pattern involves members of the middle class moving to the suburbs, with poor immigrants moving into the inner city. What is this pattern an example of?

• A) ecological succession
• B) competition
• C) differentiation
• D) differential organization

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