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... AREAS , In America , within a matter of decades , most of the nation had moved from the countryside to metropolitan areas . In 1850 only 15 percent of the population of the United States lived in urban area ; by 1900 the proportion was ...
... AREAS , In America , within a matter of decades , most of the nation had moved from the countryside to metropolitan areas . In 1850 only 15 percent of the population of the United States lived in urban area ; by 1900 the proportion was ...
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... area . In some instances , large central cities have attempted to annex adjoining suburban areas in an attempt to widen their tax base and thus to provide more funds with which to attack problems common to both cities and suburbs . Such ...
... area . In some instances , large central cities have attempted to annex adjoining suburban areas in an attempt to widen their tax base and thus to provide more funds with which to attack problems common to both cities and suburbs . Such ...
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... areas generally had more favorable attitudes toward their communities than did residents of densely populated ones . This is in keeping with Wirth's theory that high population density encourages anonym- ity , impersonality , and a ...
... areas generally had more favorable attitudes toward their communities than did residents of densely populated ones . This is in keeping with Wirth's theory that high population density encourages anonym- ity , impersonality , and a ...
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