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Sociology: The Core, 6/e
Michael Hughes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Carolyn J. Kroehler
James W. Vander Zanden, The Ohio State University (Emeritus)

Population and the Environment

Chapter Outline

Population

Elements in Population Change
Population Composition
Malthus and Marx: Two Views of Population Growth
Demographic Transition
Population Policies
The Effects of Crowding

The Urban Environment

The Origin and Evolution of Cities
Patterns of City Growth
Ecological Processes: Segregation and Gentrification
Urban Crisis: Cities in Decline
Sprawling Urban Growth: The Rise of "Edge" Cities

The Ecological Environment

Human-Environment Interactions: A Closer Look
The Functionalist Perspective
The Conflict Perspective
The Interactionist Perspective
Entering the New Millennium

Box 12.1Doing Social Research: Is Development the Best Contraceptive?
Box 12.2Sociology around the World: Environmental Problems in Industrialized Russia