2. • URBANISATION:
LOUIS WIRTH
- A process of extension
- More noticeable mode of life
J.C.MITCHEL
- Process of becoming urban moving to cities
- Changing from agricultural to other pursuits
- Changing behaviour pattern
3. KINGSLEY DAVIS:
- Concentration pattern of human settlement.
ELDRIDGE:
- Process of population concentration
- Multiplication of points of concentration
- Increase in size of individual concentrations.
• Causes of urbanisation:
- Industrialisation provides work for people
- Trade and commerce growth of towns
4. - Modernisation of agriculture – growth of
industrial towns.
- Transport and communications
- Political and administrative decisions
- Educational facilities
- Importance of tourism
- Migration of rural people to get some work.
• Effects of urbanisation:
- Every one concerns about himself lacks
sympathy for others
5. - As population increases, decline in control of
family, caste.
- As no elder man available at home, decline in
family control
- Due to materialism, no attention to religion.
- Every one becomes self- centred
- Change in status of women
- Slums in big towns.
- Change in moral attitudes of city dwellers.
- Joint family system broken down
- Increase in incidents of crime
- Evil habits like drinking
