1950's Lifestyles and Social Trends | "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.

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