Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Preface to the Morningside Edition xix
6. Preface xxxi
7. Acknowledgments xxxv
8. Introduction. The Setting, Theory, and Method of the Study xxxvii
9. Part 1 - THE ORIGIN OF A COMMUNITY
10. One. The Planners of Levittown 3
11. Two. The Levittowners— and Why They Came 22
12. Three. The Beginnings of Group Life 44
13. Four. The Founding of Churches 68
14. Five. The New School System 86
15. Six. The Emergence of Party Politics 104
16. Seven. The Origin of a Community 124
17. PART 2— THE QUALITY OF SUBURBAN LIFE
18. Eight. Social Life: Suburban Homogeneity and Conformity 153
19. Nine. The Vitality of Community Culture 185
20. Ten. Family and Individual Adaptation 220
21. Eleven. The Impact of the Community 252
22. PART 3— THE DEMOCRACY OF POLITICS
23. Twelve. Political Communication 305
24. Thirteen. The Decision- making Process 333
25. Fourteen. Politics and Planning 368
26. Fifteen. Levittown and America 408
27. Appendix. The Methods of the Study 435
28. References 452
29. Index 463