American Decades
"Homogenized Children of New Suburbia"
Magazine article
By: Sidonie Gruenberg
Date: September 19, 1954
Source: Gruenberg, Sidonie. "Homogenized Children of New Suburbia." New York Times Magazine, September 19, 1954. Reprinted in Kennedy, David M., ed. The American Spirit. Vol. 2, 10th ed., Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002, 401–402.
About the Author: Sidonie Gruenberg (1881–1974) was a graduate of Columbia University, and lectured at Columbia and New York University. He wrote over 18 works including Sons and Daughters and Parents, Children and Money. He served on a number of boards, including the National Council on Family Relations, and he was a member of the editorial board of the Junior Literary Guild. He contributed articles to several periodicals, including Childcraft, Family Circle, Redbook, and the New York Times Magazine.
Introduction
In America's...
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1950's Lifestyles and Social Trends Primary Sources
- Communist Paranoia
- Chesterfield Cigarettes Advertisements
- "The Two-Income Family"
- "Homogenized Children of New Suburbia"
- Seduction of the Innocent
- Davy Crockett
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- "Situations Wanted"
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
- "Howl"
- "Difference Between Victory and Defeat"
- "The Colossal Drive-In"
- The American Teenager
- The Other America
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
