A Consumers Republic talks about mass suburbia with readings about the social and economic status that came with living in the suburbs. The chapter also speaks of keeping people of a certain economic or social class together in the late 1950s, while making sure not to let others in who could disrupt the white suburbia. Two major cities, Atlanta, Georgia and Compton, Los Angeles, were cities that both experienced “ White Flight” and the effects following soon after. In the 1950s, Compton was a white middle class inner city, and almost thirty years later the city was over run by drugs and controlled by many dangerous gangs. The same could be said about Atlanta, where African Americans are still feeling the effects of whites moving to the suburbs.
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To help accommodate the growing number of women leaving college, universities built married dorms, but it was still not enough. University official’s then came up with “ Ph.T (Putting Husband Through). ” Women’s role would be to support the husband while staying at home and maintain the house while also watching the children. The husband would be either in class or work, getting a degree to provide for the family. Instead of women having one or two kids, they were having four or five kids. Fewer and fewer women were working professional jobs such as nurses, social workers or teachers, which was causing problems back in the cities. Females were so focused on what they were told about getting married and being a mom, they forgot to think about what they really wanted out of their life and following their American …show more content…
However, technology has also caused many Americans to lose their jobs. Convenience is top priority for consumers, however it has eliminated many jobs from the workforce. Automated Teller Machines and self checkout aisles at stores such as Walmart and Kroger have led to a decline in bank tellers and cashiers. Thats just a small example. Not only have non-professional jobs been eliminated but also professional as well; robots are now preforming surgeries that skilled doctors once preformed. The increase in technology over the past several years has stollen the American Dreams from thousands of
To help accommodate the growing number of women leaving college, universities built married dorms, but it was still not enough. University official’s then came up with “ Ph.T (Putting Husband Through). ” Women’s role would be to support the husband while staying at home and maintain the house while also watching the children. The husband would be either in class or work, getting a degree to provide for the family. Instead of women having one or two kids, they were having four or five kids. Fewer and fewer women were working professional jobs such as nurses, social workers or teachers, which was causing problems back in the cities. Females were so focused on what they were told about getting married and being a mom, they forgot to think about what they really wanted out of their life and following their American …show more content…
However, technology has also caused many Americans to lose their jobs. Convenience is top priority for consumers, however it has eliminated many jobs from the workforce. Automated Teller Machines and self checkout aisles at stores such as Walmart and Kroger have led to a decline in bank tellers and cashiers. Thats just a small example. Not only have non-professional jobs been eliminated but also professional as well; robots are now preforming surgeries that skilled doctors once preformed. The increase in technology over the past several years has stollen the American Dreams from thousands of