Chapter 26 - The “Affluent Society”

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“The Affluent Society”

A book published by John Kenneth Galbraith, is described post World War 2 economic growth, also raising the living standards.

New Deal housing policies

Includes the FHA, and HOLC. It also insured mortgages and financed home loans to prevent foreclosures.

Levittown

First mass produced suburbs in the US.

Redlining

The practice where devices are denied based on race.

Racial Exclusion

policies that deny certain racial or ethnic groups.

Educational Segregation

Separation of students by race or ethnicity.

Brown v Board of Education

Supreme court case that declared racial segregation in public school unconstitutional.

Enforcement of Intergation

Federal intervention to enforce school desegregation.

Emmett Till

14 year old African American boy murdered after being accused of offending a white women.

Rose Parks

Civil right activist, known for her role in Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Martin Luther King Jr

Key leader in civil rights movement

The reproductive consensus

Social and cultural agreement on norm and expectations surrounding family life.

The baby boom

Time period from 1946 to 1984 when birth rates spiked

Rock N Roll

Influenced by blues and stars Elvis Presley. This shaped youth culture and breaded down racial barriers.

Dwight Eisenhower

34th president and WWII general, known for operation overlord.

Consensus Political

Political parties and groups work together to achieve common goals.

FHA ( Federal Housing Administration )

Improved home ownership and conditions, it insures mortgages.

Consequences of suburban development

Environmental destruction

Television

This became popular during the 1950’s

“Silent Spring”

Highlighted the dangers of pesticide and environmental degradation.

HOLC ( Home Owners Loan Corporation)

Help homeowners avoid foreclosure, amortized mortgages.