Quality of Urban Life: Social, Psychological, and Physical Conditions

Abstract

Intro -- Part A: Overview: Quality Of Urban Life -- Introduction -- 1. The New Urban Crisis -- 2. Psychological Aspects Of The Quality Of Urban Life -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Meaning Of The Quality Of Urban Life -- 3 Issues In Describing The Physical Environment -- 4 Issues In The Definition Of The Person -- 3. On Cities, Design, And People -- 1 The Future Of Cities And The Role Of Design -- 2 Death And Life Of The Modern Movement -- 3 "Megastructura Labilis" -- 4 Post-Modern And Beyond -- 5 What Next? -- Part B: Social Networks -- Introduction -- 4. Social Networks And The Quality Of Life -- 1 Time To Care -- 2 Social Support -- 5. Social Networks In Urban Neighbourhoods -- 1 The Impact Of Urban Environment On Social Networks -- 2 Urban Environments And Social Networks: How To Study Network Properties In Large Populations? -- 3 Conclusions -- 6. Network Procedures -- 1 Growth Of Network Studies -- 2 Macro And Micro Approaches -- 3 The Contextualization Of Social Networks -- 4 The Features Of The Network -- 5 Basis Of The Determinancy Of Social Action -- 6 Data Collection -- 7 The Manchester Homeless Families Study -- 8 The Analysis Of The Data -- 9 Conclusions -- Part C: Ethnic Minorities -- Introduction -- 7. Acculturation And Stress Among Immigrants And Later Generation Individuals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Model Of Acculturation -- 3 Psychological Stress: A Model And Some Findings -- 4 Some Observations From The Data -- 5 Conclusions -- 8. The Pattern Of Acculturation Amongst Asian And Caribbean Descended Youth In Britain -- 1 The Limitations Of Acculturation Theory -- 2 The Asian Immigrants To Great Britain -- 3 The West Indian Immigrants To Great Britain -- 4 Conclusions -- 9. Acculturation In Urban Areas: Migrant Workers And The Settlement Of Turks In West Berlin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Models Of Acculturation And Assimilation.