Urban sociology is the study of social life and interactions in urban areas, using methods ranging from statistical analysis to ethnography.
Social scientists have focused on social interactions in urban areas because cities bring together many cultural strands.
Neighborhoods are small units of social organization within a larger social area, such as a city or town.
Urban decline is the process whereby a previously functioning city or neighborhood falls into disrepair.
Homelessness is a social problem, caused by structural inequalities and lack of resources, where certain individuals are at higher risk.
Alienation refers to the distancing of people from each other, from what is important and meaningful to them, or from themselves.
The term community refers to a group of interacting people, living in some proximity, either in space, time, or relationship.
Diffusion of responsibility is a phenomenon in which a person is less likely to take responsibility for an action when others are present.