Urban Sociology

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The paper discusses how Wirth contends that rural dwellers were the first individuals to inhabit the city. The paper examines the variations in the cultures that exist within the city. The paper further examines how the rise of technology has impacted both rural and urban society.

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"Wirth contends that rural dwellers were the first individuals to inhabit the city. As the author analyses the variations in the cultures that exist within the city, therefore, Wirth suggests that they are not as comparatively different from one another because both the urban and rural societies have a basis in the same cultural system of belief. In addition to this correlation between urban and rural societies, Wirth stipulates that the rise of technology within the urban world has created advances that serve both societies, and create a stronger bond between the connections that exist between them. For example, Wirth explains that technology has significantly affected both urban and rural communities through communications systems, radio, theatre, transportation, and health care. While these technological developments may have been empowered by the urban culture, they have become necessary inclusions in the rural society."

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