Urban Views
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Life
- Vol. 15 (1) , 3-36
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0098303986015001001
Abstract
Contemporary Americans feel differently about cities. Although many Americans are antiurban, some love cities, and still others are ambivalent. Such varied sentiment is best understood in terms of a variety of popular perspectives on cities, collective interpretations of urban life that are the product of an antiurban culture, community ideology, and urban experience. Using focused interviews from a comparative sample of urban, suburban, and small-town residents, this article documents the diverse urban imageries of these perspectives, contrasting the antiurban conceptions of small-town residents, the varied views of cosmopolitan, local, and reluctant urbanites, and the ambivalent beliefs of suburban enthusiasts.Keywords
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