SOC 308 Lecture Notes - 1998 In Pride Fc, Philomela, Auto Detailing
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Reading notes! long lines at pumps caused anger, depression, frustration, insecurity, and a sense of loss! general motors futurama ! guzzled millions of barrels of oil everyday, traf c jams, turned countryside into pavement! Suburbs where criticized, called damned, culturally dead, and socially/radically segregated. they were called sprawl and anti-cities ! reasons for sprawl: the need for open space, ! James kunstler calls automobile suburbs the evil empire ! the auto mobile changed the structure and social life of modern cities. automobiles became very popular for the middle class. Cars became ones"s identity (number, cost, style, horse power)! sep. 9th, 1899 york henry was the rst person killed by a car. 41,000 miles govt pay 90% 4 reasons eisenhower signed:: current high ways unsafe! too many traf c jams! 2: poor roads caused high cost transportation , atomic bomb (evacuate city fast)! after ww1 garages where becoming important selling points for houses.
