Urbanization is a still-ongoing revolution we have become blase about
Evidence
This rapid and massive urbanization is often referred to as “the urban revolution,” 7 a revolution that is most certainly still in progress. We moderns have become rather blase about this phenomenon. It has, for many of us, become a part of our taken-for-granted worlds. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 313
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Introduces the ‘urban revolution’ as a named concept with the claim that it is still in progress.
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