An Affluent Society - Week 12

Question 1

postwar youth culture included:

Answer 1

mixed sex crowds, concern about white teen girls rebelling

Question 2

the golden age of capitalism/advertising was spurred on by

Answer 2

increased credit card usage, growth of consumer economy, technological advancement, and teen consumers

Question 3

the ideal family

Answer 3

male breadwinner, cis heteros, lower marriage age

Question 4

the strength of the ________ should mirror the strength of the nation

Answer 4

family

Question 5

suburbanization was due to:

Answer 5

automobiles and the expansion of freeways

Question 6

levittowns

Answer 6

low cost, mass produced planned communities built by william levitt. mostly on long island, reinforced segregation and conformity

Question 7

urban renewal

Answer 7

local, state, and federal policies that allowed the local gov’t to tear down ‘blighted’ urban areas and rebuild more valuable real estate in its place.
demolished black communities to attract whites from the suburbs

Question 8

indian urban relocation program (1950s-60s)

Answer 8

wanted to encourage native americans to relocate to cities. promised them jobs, but they never came through, few benefitted