Sociology for nurses, 2nd Edition

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Urban Communities in India

Learning Objectives

• Introduction
• Urbanization
• Classifications of cities
• Characteristics of urban communities
• Features of urban communities
• The regional community
• Cities and their growth
• Urban social problems
• Social effects of urbanization
• Slums
• Impact of urbanization on health
• National urban health mission in India

1. INTRODUCTION

The term urban is derived from the Latin word urbanus, which means a city or town. Towns and cities of India make up urban communities with about 30 per cent of the population. Compared with other countries, India has a much higher rural population, but the urban population is increasing rapidly. Towns and cities are getting overcrowded and are expanding. In urban areas, the work ...