US 4-14-2+4 The Affluent Society AND The Other Side of American Life

white collar

generally, jobs not requiring physical labor

blue collar

member of the working class who performs physical labor in industry

multinational corporation

a large business that operates in many countries

Franchise

A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

David Reisman

Sociologist that argued the increasing power of corporate and government organizations influenced national character. In his book, The Lonely Crowd, he posited that conformity was changing people.

Levittown

Pennsylvania suburb where postwar builders pioneered the techniques of mass home construction. A documentary was made in 1957 about the attitudes of the all-white community toward the African American family that wanted to move in.

Baby Boom

the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II

Jonas Salk

Research scientist responsible for developing an injectable polio vaccine

poverty line

the estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life

Michael Harrington

Author who wrote The Other American. He alerted those in the mainstream to what he saw in the run-down and hidden communities of the country.

urban renewal

Program in which cities identify blighted inner-city neighborhoods, acquire the properties from private members, relocate the residents and businesses, clear the site, build new roads and utilities, and turn the land over to private developers.

Bracero Program

United States labor agents recruited thousands of farm and railroad workers from Mexico. The program stimulated emigration for Mexico.

Termination Policy

a government policy to bring Native Americans into mainstream society by withdrawing recognition of Native American groups as legal entities

juvenile delinquency

antisocial or criminal behavior of young people