Public Utility Management

Urban Sociology

Release Date: 2017-09-22

1. Basic Course Information

Course Code:
Course Name: Urban Sociology
Course Type: Specialty Course
Periods:36
Credits: 2
Target Students: Undergraduates Majoring in Public Management
Assessment: Examination
Preparatory Course: Science of Public Management;Sociology

2. Brief Course introduction

Urban sociology;is the;sociological;study of life and human interaction in metropolitan areas. It is a normative discipline of sociology seeking to study the structures, processes, changes and problems of an urban area and by doing so provide inputs for planning and policy making. urban sociologists use observation,survey, test, statistical analysis, social theory, and other methods to study a range of topics, including migration and demographic trends, poverty, race relations and economic trends.