Urban Sociology  (English, Paperback, Sharma Rajendra Kumar)

The book covers syllabi of various Universities in Urban Sociology. With analytical method of presentation and holistic outlook, coupled with a language free from technical jargon, along with statistical data from Indian Urban Scene, the book seeks to serve the needs of students as an ideal textbook and a reference book for teachers, planners, politicians, researchers and social workers.

About the Author
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma (born 1962), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., U.G.C. Research Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1985-1988), worked in I.C.S.S.R. Sponsored Project (1987) on ‘Overseas Indian Entrepreneurs in Kenya’. He is LMI : Indian Sociological Society, Uttar Pradesh Samaj Shastra Parishad, Indian Research Association, U.P. Darshan Parishad. He is author of dozens of papers and books on Sociology both in Hindi and English. Dr. Sharma has utilised his experience of teaching Sociology to Post-graduate and Under-graduate students for writing ideal textbooks both in Hindi and English on almost all the papers taught in this subject at Indian Universities. He taught at N.A.S. P.G. College, Meerut (1987-1991). At present he is Lecturer at N.R.E.C. (P.G.) College, Ch. Charan Singh University.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Urban Sociology
2. Urbanization and Urban Growth
3. Some Related Concepts : Urbanism, Urban Ecology and Urban Personality
4. Theories of Urbanization
5. Types of Cities
6. Rural Urban Contrast
7. The Urban Family
8. Urban Culture
9. Urban Society
10. Urban Politics
11. Industrialization and the City
12. Urban Disorganization
13. Corruption in Public Life
14. Urban Problems : Over-Crowding
15. Problems of Housing
16. Urban Crime
17. Urban Juvenile Delinquency
18. Urban White Collar Crime
19. Urban Prostitution
20. Urban Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
21. Urban Suicide
22. Urban Beggary
23. Urban Poverty
24. Urban Unemployment
25. Urban Labour Problems
26. Urban Outlook and Social Change
27. Urban Planning and Slums
28. Welfare of Urban Backward Classes
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