The American Dream

April 24, 2104

Warm-up
Poll Why did you vote for what you voted for?

Suburbia
!! Returning Veterans !! Baby Boom !! Levittowns

Automobile Industry

Leisure

Economic Boom
!! Consumerism explodes: $135 billion in savings + accumulated wants !! New industries take off

Consumerism
!! Advertising !! Planned Obsolescence

Assignment
Write a page (double spaced) answering the following questions discussing the negative consequences of materialism for todays youth mentioned in this article. 1.Who is being affected and why? 2. What do you agree with or disagree with about what the authors have to say?