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