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urban village: a standalone construct

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urbanvillage1 CONSTRUCTUrban villageGANS · URBAN STUDIES

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Urban studies

a low-income inner-city ethnic neighborhood whose residents keep close peer-group and kinship ties resembling village life.

In urban studies, urban village refers to a low-income inner-city ethnic neighborhood whose residents keep close peer-group and kinship ties resembling village life. This meaning comes from Gans (1962) in The urban villagers.[1]

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  1. Gans, H. J. (1962). The urban villagers. Collier Macmillan. ISBN 9780029111208

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