Urban competence requires both meaning-knowledge and movement skills

Evidence

The theme of Part 2, in contrast, is a partial answer to the question: within the context of the order that makes city living possible, how do people live? Here, that is, the concern shifts from ordering to “acting.” Chapter Five explores urban learning. In it we shall be looking at the process by which both the knowledge of city meanings (which allows the individual to identify surrounding strangers) and the skills (which allow him to utilize his knowledge as he moves among these strangers) are acquired. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 15

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes knowing city meanings from having the skills to act on them — maps to Cole’s observer who reads but cannot act.