<p>A sociological study of the native-born Americans of Italian parentage who lived in Boston's West End during the fifties.</p>

Urban Villagers

Politics & Social Sciences

Gans, Herbert

Social Sciences

The Free Press

In 1955 Levitt and Sons, Inc. purchased almost all of Willingboro Township, New Jersey, a sparsely settled agricultural area seventeen miles from Philadelphia. They would build 1,200 homes; three basic house types would be erected; ten or twelve neighborhoods would emerge. This suburban experiment was the basis for one of the most famous case studies in urban sociology, Herbert J. Gans' The Levittowners. This classic work examines its subject from numerous angles: the beginnings of group life, the founding of churches, the emergence of party politics, family and individual adaptation, and other dimensions of the suburban experience. In a new introduction, written especially for this edition, Gans reflects on the past twenty years and their effect on the Levittown community.

The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community

Sociology

Pantheon Books

<p>An inside look at the workings and impact of the mass media examines their influence on how we see ourselves and make decisions, the exercise of power, and the formation and expression of our self-image as a nation</p>

Deciding What's News: A Study of CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Newsweek and Time

Vintage

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