The City According to….: The Theory of Urban Sociology.

Abstract

This lesson plan covers the major theoretical developments in urban sociology from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. Through this lesson students will learn the following concepts: Gemeinschaft, Geshellschaft, Metropolitan Man, Wirth’s theory of urbanism, Gan’s critique of Wirth, and Fischer’s subcultural theory of urbanism. It includes a...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Urban Sociology

Resource Type(s):

Assessment, Assignment, Class Activity, Lecture, PowerPoint

Class Level(s):

College 300

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

Included with the lesson plan are the following: A bibliography, a PowerPoint Presentation, a PowerPoint Presentation guide that includes class activities and discussion prompts, a content outline, and assessments.

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will know the following concepts: Gemeinschaft, Gesellschaft, The Metropolitan Man, as well as the Compositional, Deterministic, and Subcultural theories of urbanism.
2. Students will be able to apply concepts of urban theory to varying views of the urban environment.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Included in the lesson plan are a content quiz and a writing assignment that assess the first goal.
2. Included in the lesson plan is a writing assignment that assesses the second goal. Additionally a discussion question is included in the PowerPoint presentation that can be used as either an informal or formal assessment of the second goal.