The Public and Private Worlds of City Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4746434 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C S Fischer (0000-0002-4665-5630, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 306 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2095062 |
| OpenAlex | W2034637592 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 69 |
| References cited | 13 |
The classical theory that urbanism produces interpersonal estrangement is supported by evidence that urbanism is associated with less public helpfulness and more social conflict. This theory is challenged, however, by evidence that urbanism is not associated with residents' having any fewer social ties or suffering higher psychological stress. An alternative theory contends that urbanism produces fear and distrust of foreign groups in the public sphere, but does not affect private social worlds. This new survey study supports the latter explanation by reconfirming earlier findings and showing that urbanism is not correlated with distrust of neighbors but is correlated with distrust of other people in the wider community
Political science · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Duurzame Ontwikkeling door Collectief Bewonersinitiatief
Experiencing the Streets
Race and Criminal Violence
Fear of victimization and sensitivity to risk
Professor of Sociology at Sophia University
Du domicile à la ville
Personal space
The Density of Acquaintanceship
Life in the front yard – the reciprocal interaction between residents and the American city
The Effects of Local Activity on Neighborhood Attitudes
Micro- and Macro-Environment Population and the Consequences for Crime Rates
Some effects of urbanism on black social networks
Towards more Social Cohesion in Large Post-Second World War Housing Estates? A Case Study in Utrecht, the Netherlands1
Preventing City-Center Street Crimes
Managing Emotions in Public
The "Friendly Student" Exercise
Public Space in Conflict
Fear of Crime
Dual Boundaries
Cooperation, conflict and integration among sub‐ethnic immigrant groups from Taiwan
Rural Woman Abuse
The policing of domestic violence in rural and urban areas
Current bibliography of urban history
Current Bibliography of Urban History
Current bibliography of urban history
The Rise of “Private Participation” in the Planning of Energy Projects in the Rural United States
A longitudinal analysis of neighboring in rapidly changing rural places
Residential Location and Satisfaction with Neighborhood Characteristics
Privatization and Public Participation in Israeli Urban Life
Mit der Straßenbahn durch Duisburg
Space and the Social Order in Pepys' Diary
Progress Report
Fear of Crime and Locale
Urban governance and social cohesion
Misanthropolis
The context of policy
Residential stability and social contact
Do cities influence co-offending
Urban Policing and the Fear of Crime
Residents' Attitudes toward Race and Ethnic Relations in a Changing Suburban Metropolis
Local Identity, Solidarity, and Trust in Changing Rural Communities
Residential Attachment
Immigrant Networks in New Urban Spaces
Being in the City
Public space and the geography of the modern city
Public Realm
Dealing with Urban Diversity
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Empire of Scrounge Meets the Warm City
Influences on Urbanism
Fear of Rape among Urban Women
Boomtown's Youth
Le pluralisme ethnique et l'agenda public au Québec
Where are you from? A case of rural residential identification
Deviance, Crime, and the Greying of America
Neighboring Patterns, Social Support, and Rapid Growth
Macul
Social Life in the Public Realm
Soapsuds, Space, and Sociability
A Theory of the Public Sphere
Understanding Urban Life
Of Modernity and Public Sociology
The Effects of Community Structure on Opportunities for Interracial Contact
The Urban Black Community as Network
Community Context and Theories of Deviant Behavior
Urbanism and Social Psychological Well-Being
Assimilation and Localism
Criminal Victimization and the Quality of Life
Environmental effects on perceptions of life quality in Korea
To dwell among friends
An Historical Review of the Gravity and Potential Concepts of Human Interaction
“The Metropolis and Mental Life”
The Changing Distribution of Big-City Crime
Residential Crowding in Urban America
Effects of urban residence on interpersonal trust and helping behavior
Ecological Differentiation of Habits and Attitudes
A Procedure for Surveying Personal Networks
Rural-Urban Stress
The Community Question
Rural-Urban Differences in the Use of Stress-Alleviative Drugs
Rural-Urban and Status Differences in Interpersonal Contacts
| Unique citing works | 69 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2025 (44) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 68 |