Answer to Question #128274 in Sociology for Maggie

Question

Considering the concentric zone model of urbanization, what type of zone were you raised in? Is this the same or different from that of earlier generations in your family? What type of urban zone do you reside in now?

Answer 1

The Concentric Zone Model

Ernest Burgess is the first person to develop the theory of ecology where some specific people belonging to a social group lives in a specific urban areas. The model used was based in Chicago where he used a concentric ring to show how the urban areas are being utilized

What Type of Zone Were You Raised in

For my case I was raised in a small village back in the remote areas occupied by a group of pastoral community.

Is this the same or different from that of earlier generations in your area

It is the same for this case as my parents were born there and has never moved to any other place.