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Causes and Effects of Suburbanization in the 1950’s. vs. Suburbanization. Ideal American Family. Opportunity. Modern Convenience. Baby Boom. Work Sited Page. By Jenna Napierski. Suburbanization. Definition: A usually residential area or community outlying a city.

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  1. Causes and Effects of Suburbanization in the 1950’s vs. Suburbanization Ideal American Family Opportunity Modern Convenience Baby Boom Work Sited Page By Jenna Napierski

  2. Suburbanization • Definition: A usually residential area or community outlying a city. • Prior to this time people lived mostly in cities with few living in the rural areas. • Sprang up very quickly • Not much deviation from home to home or between schools, hospitals, and civic centers

  3. Baby Boom • Marriage rates at all time high • By the age of 24 70% of women were married • After The Depression and Wars everyone was ready to start their family • An ideal family was viewed as married with children • Young couples wanted to raise their children in a safe environment-away from cities thus, they moved to the suburbs. • Children in the 1950’s • Teens in the 1950’s

  4. Ideal American Family • TV influenced perception of family life • Suburbs sounded like an perfect place to raise a perfect family • Idealistic names: Crystal Stream, Robin Meadows, Stonybrookect. • Children • A new standard for a what a child/young adult could do was set based on the opportunities provided by the suburban culture • Expected to stay in school • More free time because they weren’t required to get a job • Went to movies, public pools, ect.

  5. Opportunity • Provided opportunity for young couples to own their own home • Only 19% of people said they would live in used homes • Suburbanization provided an option to buy • Less expensive because they were “built in bulk” • Federal Financing • Low interest rates & mortgage guarantees • They could buy something new and their very own • GI Bills

  6. Modern Convenience • Modernized car & highway • Federal-aid Highway act of 1956 • 41,000 miles of road laid • Toll roads, bridges, and tunnels made • Allowed people to live in the suburbs and commute to the city for work • With men away at work women were stuck at home. Ford answered this question. • Modern woman • Already made clothes • Prepackaged food • Household electronics more widespread • It wasn’t necessary to live in a city with all of these resources when you had them for yourself

  7. TV and movie influence on family life • Took place in suburban communities • Suburban communities were seen as perfect in everyway: religious, friendly, safe • People saw this and wanted to follow the example • Women on television were depicted as: • Being secretive about their age • Being careless with money • Being devoted housewives and attentive mothers • African Americans were rarely seen in these shows Back to “Ideal American Family” slide

  8. Work Sited Page • Kenney, Kim. "Suburbanization in the 1950s." Suburbanization in the 1950s. Kim Kenney, 18 Dec. 2008. Web. 20 Feb. 2010. <http://modern-us-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/suburbanization_in_the_1950s>. • The Suburbanization of America: The Rise of the Patio Culture. Greg Knight, 2008. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. <http://patioculture.net/paper.html>. • Hoover Cleaners. 74simon.co.uk. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. <http://www.74simon.co.uk/hoover.html>. • 1950’s Film on Suburbanization of American W/ Philadelphia. Meta Cafe. Web. 21 Feb. 2010. <http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1961369/1950_s_film_on_suburbanization_of_american_w_philadelphia. • 1950s Suburban America. The History Channel, 23 Mar. 2005. Web. 19 Feb. 2010. <http://boards.history.com/topic/Most-Influential-Events/1950s-Suburban-America/100034608>.

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