It was also found by the compositional theorists that suburban sections experienced very little anonymity and alienation. Because of isolation from workplace these residential units develop close bond—even with grocer, shop-keeper, and other local functionaries who live in the area.

It was shown in these studies that just because the working class moved from the city-centre to the suburb their life-style and attitude did not become more middle-class, instead, they preserved their working-class way of life in this new environment. After years of field research it has been found out that cities and suburbs are home to a variety of lifestyles, which are more a function of the complex interplay among class, ethnicity, race and gender than a result of living in a particular environment.

It is not because you live in a certain area of the city that increases your chances of developing some social-behavioural characteristic but because of who you are. It has nothing to do with spatial location. The compositional theorists deny that ecological factors, particularly the size, density and heterogeneity of the wider community have any serious, direct consequences for the personal and social worlds.