Preindustrial city residents encountered social diversity at their own doorstep

Evidence

Thus, as a consequence of all this “jumbling,” the historic city dweller had only to step outside the door of his house or apartment or shack to encounter persons representing a broad range of classes, occupations, and ages. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 229

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Ethnically diverse urban contact long predates modern multicultural movements — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 102