Deck 8: The Context of Cities

Question 1

Georg Simmel argued that the city stimulates us via its concentration of the human experience into a small space.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes Lynch's concept of mental maps?

A) Mental maps mix accurate details with distortions.
B) Mental maps of two people living in the same city will be similar.
C) Mental maps contain very few unfamiliar sections.
D) Mental maps may represent of an area in its entirety.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Virginia Schein's single mothers on public assistance all

A) were lazy.
B) had extensive family support.
C) were working or had some work experience.
D) had four or more children.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Each person's mental image of a city is stagnant.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about social movements and cities are true?

A) Social movements benefit from the social interaction in cities.
B) Small social movements focus on issues such as prostitution.
C) Radical social movements are not initiated in cities.
D) Large social movements begin with small groups.

Question 6

People form images of cities by

A) finding connections between physical locations in the city.
B) talking to others about what the important landmarks are.
C) organizing the physical locations in a meaningful way.
D) using technology to determine where they want to live.

Question 7

Which of the following is a stereotype associated with suburban life?

A) Suburban life is constantly changing.
B) The majority of people live inside a city.
C) Suburbs abound with soccer moms.
D) People who live in suburbs are used to diversity.

Question 8

Applying the gesellschaft and gemeinschaft characteristics to make sense of a city means that it is being evaluated using the city's

A) physical form.
B) economic structure.
C) social control.
D) modern capabilities.

Question 9

An urban network is

A) NBC.
B) the collected mental maps of a group.
C) interpersonal ties.
D) a means of identifying with the city.

Question 10

Some cities have more sharply defined images in the minds of their residents than other cities do.

Question 11

The image of a city, as defined by Kevin Lynch, is the

A) slogan or catch phrase associated with the city.
B) attitude which residents of the city have.
C) generalized mental picture of the city's external physical world.
D) historical character of the city.

Question 12

Elizabeth Bott Spillius found that working-class spouses in London, England, had

A) a joint marriage network, while middle class spouses had a segregated one.
B) a segregated marriage network while middle class spouses had a joint one.
C) middle class spouses and joint marriage networks, but wealthy spouses had segregated ones.
D) middle class spouses and segregated marriage networks, but wealthy spouses had joint ones.

Question 13

How do we respond to the city?

A) In similar ways
B) Using rare strategies
C) Based on socialization
D) Through learned attitudes

Question 14

Carol Stack found in her study of poor African Americans that they

A) created social networks to socialize.
B) established an extensive network of cooperation and mutual aid.
C) refused assistance when offered to them.
D) became heavily indebted.

Question 15

Gerald Suttles argues that the images people have about cities are

A) stereotypical.
B) objective reality.
C) overwhelmingly negative.
D) one individual's impression.

Question 16

The five common elements in urban images, according to Lynch, are

A) districts, landmarks, nodes, paths, and skylines.
B) areas, districts, landmarks, nodes, and paths.
C) areas, districts, edges, landmarks, and paths.
D) districts, edges, landmarks, nodes, and paths.

Question 17

Identifying with the city is aided by

A) sports.
B) clothing.
C) art.
D) architecture

Question 18

Pedestrian traffic in the United States is characterized by

A) people walking blindly into traffic.
B) people ignoring each other while breaking the social rules.
C) people noting the speed at which others are walking.
D) people refusing to alert others to their position and collide.

Question 19

Besides coping with the city's sheer numbers, urbanites also must learn to deal with anonymity because we live in what Lyn Lofland calls

A) the exurbs.
B) a world of strangers.
C) urban images.
D) the urban network.

Question 20

Most urban poor try to cope with the harsh realities of life through

A) prayer.
B) retreating into complete isolation.
C) forming social networks.
D) stealing and other forms of crime.

Question 21

Herbert Gans found that Boston's West End was a chaotic slum.

Question 22

People identify with their cities based on both personal and shared experiences and events.

Question 23

Between 1988 and 2002, Seattle had an extensive social movement focused on improving the city's neighborhoods.

Question 24

People stereotype strangers based on their spatial location.

Question 25

McMansions are an example of the large houses on sprawling estates.

Question 26

Describe how people privatize the public spaces and make them their own. How might graffiti be seen as an example of this process?

Question 27

"Lonely Hearts Clubs" are an example of a temporary network.

Question 28

What are the four main types of scenes? Identify them and provide an example of each.

Question 29

The physical layout of the city uniquely determines how we view a city.

Question 30

Eliot Liebow's street-corner men assisted each other in finding work.

Question 31

Look around your classroom and try to determine the stereotypes you use to differentiate people of different majors on your campus. Think about the last time you approached a stranger. What drew you to them? Do you react differently to people based on physical appearance and location?

Question 32

Technology severs physical ties with communities but allows us to maintain relationships in spite of distance.

Question 33

It is difficult to catch a cab in Ho Chi Minh City.

Question 34

A gang is one type of urban network based on mutual aid. Explain why this statement is true or false.

Question 35

Race plays a part in how residents view a city.

Question 36

Appearances are not as important as they used to be in classifying strangers.

Question 37

Discuss how class and race impact the urban experience.

Question 38

By changing how we act and dress, we can convey a different impression to others.