The Urban-Rural Dichotomy
Concepts and Uses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2204808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles T Stewart (corresponding author), Charles T Stewart Charles T Stewart |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 152-158 |
| Publication date | 1958-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/222422 |
| OpenAlex | W2049960381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
The demographic distinction between urban and rural in terms of residential population has limited value. With increased local mobility, social and economic space no longer coincides with residence. For economic purposes employment is the relevant criterion. Concentrations of employment are urban places. Types of employment determine the character of settlements, and the amount of nucleated employment measures their economic size. No such simple index exists for sociocultural purposes. Two criteria are examined; the folk-urban continuum is rejected, and the social network map is found valuable as a structural framework, whose content must be adapted to the particular cultural milieu
Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economics · Formalism (music) · Geography · Human settlement · Index (typography) · Population · Residence · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Urban space · Anthropology · Computer Science · Demography · Rural development and sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1963 - 2026 (64) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |