Cargando…
The Levittowners : Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community.
The product of two years of living in Levittown, the work chronicles the invention of a new community and its major institutions, the beginnings of social and political life, and the former city residents' adaptation to suburban living.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
La Vergne :
Columbia University Press,
2017.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Foreword, by Harvey Molotch; Preface to the Morningside Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Setting, Theory, and Method of the Study; Part 1: The Origin of a Community; 1. The Planners of Levittown; 2. The Levittowners and Why They Came; 3. The Beginnings of Group Life; 4. The Founding of Churches; 5. The New School System; 6. The Emergence of Party Politics; 7. The Origin of a Community; Part 2: The Quality of Suburban Life; 8. Social Life: Suburban Homogeneity and Conformity; 9. The Vitality of Community Culture.
- 10. Family and Individual Adaptation11. The Impact of the Community; Part 3: The Democracy of Politics; 12. Political Communication; 13. The Decision-making Process; 14. Politics and Planning; 15. Levittown and America; Appendix: The Methods of the Study; References; Index.