These findings do not imply that urbanism makes little or no difference. If neighbors are strangers to one another. they are less likely to sweep the sidewalk of an elderly couple living next door or keep an eye out for young trouble makers. Moreover. as Wirth suggested. there may be a link between a communitys population size and its social he.heterogeneity . For instance, sociologists have found much evidence that the size of a community is associated with bad behavior including gambling, drugs. etc. Large-city urbanites are also more likely than their small-town counterparts to have a cosmopolitan outlook. to display less responsibility to traditional kinship roles, to vote for leftist political candidates, and to be tolerant of nontraditional religious groups, unpopular political groups, and so-called undesirables. Everything considered, heterogeneity and unusual behavior seem to be outcomes of large population size.
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/就在几十年前,对于普通大众和社会学家而言,现代社会 明显地 改变了人们的自然关系,使他们的亲情、邻里观念变得淡薄,取而代之的是彼此之间萍水相逢的表面关系。然而,最近几年,越来越多的研究表明,那些 明显 的事情并不是真实。真实似乎是,如果你居住在城市里,那么你认识的邻居就必定会比你住在小社区里认识的少。但是,这个事实在多数情形下没有什么意义。如果你认识的邻居少,也不一定就意味着你不认识别的人。
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