Redefining Community & Nation

  • 79,000,000 new Americans: the Baby boom

Suburbanization

  • 1950-1960: population density in cities declines 7800 to 5800 per square mile, metropolitan growth 26%

Consumerism

  • Cars per household: .69 in 1945 to  1.16 in 1960

Mass Communications

  • Households with TVs: 9% in 1950, 87.1% in 1960