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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the growth of suburbanization that took shape after WWII. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to urbanism stemmed from the lack of a more desirable community, as urban dwellings were initially established as economic components within the scheme of financial security. It was a
means to an ends, and one that did not provide many of the essential commodities necessary for a comfortable existence. "Starting from the years after WWII a new social
phenomenon began where millions of Americans longed for a better lifestyle and now with a larger disposable income after savings during the war began to move to the more spacious
suburbs" (Owens, 1999). America became more and more private in its living requirements, not wanting to be squeezed in by a next door neighbor or feel trapped by large
industry. It was apparent that urban locations were becoming far too crowded to accommodate the number of people it had come to support. To be sure, the United
States was a primary indicator of privatism over any other nation in the world. In order to pursue such privatism, Americans expanded their cultural diversity to incorporate suburbia, a
place where there were little restrictions and a substantial opportunity for personal, as well as professional growth. Yet this growth was not meant to be the same manner in
which metropolitan cities had grown; rather, it was more of a growth characteristic of spiritual wealth and contentment (Dulken, 1992). As Weaver (1975) notes, unlike the central city, "the
basic function and form of which have changed only in degree, the suburban settlements that have emerged since World War II have little in common with the ecological type called
suburb previous to that time." What lay outside the city limits was paradise that offered people a place to escape. This was, perhaps, the most important aspect of suburbia:
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