SAGE Reference - Encyclopedia of Urban Studies

Entry
Reader's guide
Entries A-Z
Subject index

Riis, Jacob

By: Tamar Y. Rothenberg
In: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies
Edited by: Ray Hutchison
Subject:Urban Planning, Urban Sociology, Urban Studies
Keywords:carpentry; photographs; playgrounds; shelters; slums; sweatshops; truants

Jacob Riis (1849—1914) was a crusading journalist who brought New York City's overcrowded, decrepit slums to the consciousness and conscience of middle-class America. Best known for his photograph-filled ...

Tools
Tools icon close
- Add to list Added to list Added
- Download PDFopens in new window
- Cite
  
  Cite icon close
  
  Format APA
  
  Rothenberg, T. (2010). Riis, jacob. In R. Hutchison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of urban studies (pp. 672-674). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n239
  
  Rothenberg, Tamar Y. "Riis, Jacob." In Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, edited by Hutchison, Ray, 672-74. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n239.
  
  Rothenberg, T. 2010. Riis, Jacob. In: Ray Hutchison Editor, 2010. Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 672-674 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n239> [Accessed 19 Jun 2021].
  
  Rothenberg, Tamar Y. "Riis, Jacob." Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. Edited by Ray Hutchison. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 672-74. SAGE Knowledge. 19 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n239.
  copy to clipboard
  or
  
  Export to your reference manager Endnote
  
  Export
  
  Cancel
- Share
  
  Share icon close
  
  Share via
  
  Email
  
  Please log in from an authenticated institution or log into your member profile to access the email feature.
  
  Sign in/register
- Text size
  
  Text Size close
  
  small
  
  Medium
  
  Large
  
  Cancel
- Get link
  
  Get link icon close
  
  Link to this page directly with a permalink: https://sk.sagepub.com/Reference/urbanstudies/n239.xml
  
  Copy to clipboard
  
  Cancel
On this page
On this page icon close
On this page

Data resources

Document resources

Video resources

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Watch videos from a variety of sources bringing classroom topics to life
Read modern, diverse business cases
Explore hundreds of books and reference titles

Riis, Jacob

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Read next

More like this

SAGE Recommends