Monday, October 13, 2025
ANTHROPOLOGY 201 : CITIES AND URBAN LIFE
TEST 3 DUE THURSDAY, JULY 11
A) On Test 1 recall that you answered the following question:
1.5 “Enumerate the recent population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. cities “ as reported in the text chapter 1. Note Detroit as a outlier with big population loss . Why has Detroit lost population in recent decades ?
For this Test , Test 3, Please elaborate and expand your answer from Test 1 to include facts and information from personal experience, from the materials you received in class on Detroit’s Black Bottom, Thomas Segrue’s book on the origin of the urban crisis , Coleman Young’s autobiography _Hard stuff_; use the internet to find more on this period of about the 1920’s until the 1960’s/70’s in Detroit’s Black and white history
B) What developments of the People and Civics of Detroit did Coleman Young lead in his time in office regarding competent government public service, economic development , racial equality Page 151 of the text says, “environmental, economic and social factors play a role in creating an urban area .”
However, I , Prof. Brown say, when we examine specific examples , economic factors predominate; environmental factors are most influential through economics.
Based on examples of urban areas in the text, lectures and other materials handed out in class or internet research, do you agree or disagree with me ? Give reasons why you do or don’t , please.
C)
Make a list of activities, persons, places and streets significant in your life. Build your cognitive community map for your answer to Question C on TEST 3 out of your list of activities, persons, places, streets significant in your life ( See page 203 of text on cognitive mapping ).
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