Urban and Rural Communities Term Paper

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urban and rural communities differ in the formality of their norms and the strictness with which they are enforced?

Urban and rural communities differ profoundly in the demographic composition of their population and thus in their informal social norms. The greater influx of immigrants and socially mobile communities of labor often creates greater diversity in urban communities. This diversity results in greater tolerance of different modes of life. People who are young, gay, from other countries, or are pursuing artistic careers, are more likely to live in cities and often are more willing to transgress common social norms of what constitutes an acceptable lifestyle than people living in more rural areas.


Even individuals who limit themselves to dwelling in particular ethnic enclaves, like 'Little Italy' at the beginning of the 20th century, may experience greater heterogeneity of living styles than they did when they lived in rural towns in their 'Old Country.' To use the example of 'Little Italy,' a Florentine and a Sicilian who may never have conversed, and even been at war with one another in Italy, may come to eat one another's food and live on the same street, even observe some of the similar festivals, in America. What is 'Italian' is re-created in a pluralistic urban setting, even within what America deems a single….....

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