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The LevittownersGans, Herbert J.

The Levittowners

1967474 pages
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1 - The origin of a community -- The planners of Levittown -- The Levittowners - and why they came -- The beginnings of group life -- The founding of churches -- The new school sytastem -- The emergence of party politics -- The origin of a community -- Part 2: The quality of suburban life -- Social life: suburban homogeneity and conformity -- The vitality of community culture -- Family and individual adaptation -- The impact of the community -- Part 3: The democracy of politics -- Political communication -- The decision-making process -- Politics and planning --…

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  • Other · English · 1982
    Levittowners
    Columbia University Press · 474 pages · 9780231055703
Suburban lifeCase studiesSocial conditionsLevittown (n.j.)