ex-urbs

(noun)

The expression exurb (for "extra-urban") was coined by Auguste Comte Spectorsky in his 1955 book The Exurbanites to describe the ring of prosperous communities beyond the suburbs that are commuter towns for an urban area.

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Examples of ex-urbs in the following topics:

  • The Rural Rebound

    • Sociologists have invented several new categories to describe these new types of suburban towns; two of the most notable are ex-urbs and edge cities.

  • A Research Example

    • Pager and Quillian found that employers claimed they would be much more willing to hire an ex-offender than they were.
    • In short, Pager and Quillian found that employers, in their survey responses, were more open to the idea of hiring both African-Americans and ex-offenders than they were to the actual practice.

  • Cult

    • According to researchers who have studied apostates, there are several cases where hostile ex-members shade the truth and blow minor incidents out of proportion.

  • Crime Statistics

    • Finally, the stigma associated with spending time in prison leads to substantially worse physical and mental health for ex-cons,[14] including higher rates of chronic illness, disability, psychiatric disorders, major depression, and anxiety.