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The book covers syllabi of various Universities in Urban Sociology. With analytical method of presentation and holistic outlook, coupled with a language free from technical jargon, along with statistical data from Indian Urban Scene, the book seeks to serve the needs of students as an ideal textbook and a reference book for teachers, planners, politicians, researchers and social workers. About the Author Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma (born 1962), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., U.G.C. Research Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1985-1988), worked in I.C.S.S.R. Sponsored Project (1987) on ‘Overseas Indian Entrepreneurs in Kenya’. He is LMI : Indian Sociological Society, Uttar Pradesh Samaj Shastra Parishad, Indian Research Association, U.P. Darshan Parishad. He is author of dozens of papers and books on Sociology both in Hindi and English. Dr. Sharma has utilised his experience of teaching Sociology to Post-graduate and Under-graduate students for writing ideal textbooks both in Hindi and English on almost all the papers taught in this subject at Indian Universities. He taught at N.A.S. P.G. College, Meerut (1987-1991). At present he is Lecturer at N.R.E.C. (P.G.) College, Ch. Charan Singh University. Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Urban Sociology 2. Urbanization and Urban Growth 3. Some Related Concepts : Urbanism, Urban Ecology and Urban Personality 4. Theories of Urbanization 5. Types of Cities 6. Rural Urban Contrast 7. The Urban Family 8. Urban Culture 9. Urban Society 10. Urban Politics 11. Industrialization and the City 12. Urban Disorganization 13. Corruption in Public Life 14. Urban Problems : Over-Crowding 15. Problems of Housing 16. Urban Crime 17. Urban Juvenile Delinquency 18. Urban White Collar Crime 19. Urban Prostitution 20. Urban Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 21. Urban Suicide 22. Urban Beggary 23. Urban Poverty 24. Urban Unemployment 25. Urban Labour Problems 26. Urban Outlook and Social Change 27. Urban Planning and Slums 28. Welfare of Urban Backward Classes Bibliography