Title: Definition of suburbanization in Sociology, U.S. History.
Headings: suburbanization
suburbanization
Sociology
U.S. History
The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
Examples of suburbanization in the following topics:
Suburbanization
The Rural Rebound
Shrinking Cities and Counter-Urbanization
Instructional Scenarios
The Growth of Suburbs
The Process of Urbanization
Urban Decline
Urban Gentrification
The Middle Class
The Culture of Abundance and Consumerism

Content: The term "white flight" was coined in the mid-twentieth century to describe suburbanization and the large-scale migration of whites of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban regions. In the United States, suburbanization began in earnest after World War Two, when soldiers returned from war and received generous government support to finance new homes. The modern U.S. experience has followed a circular pattern over the last 150 years, from a largely rural country, to a highly urban country, to a country with significant suburban populations. Instructional Scenarios
Focuses on a scenario in a language arts class in a suburban American high school (http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php? The Growth of Suburbs
The suburban population in North America exploded during the post-World War II economic expansion. Suburban houses also brought about needs for products that were not needed in urban neighborhoods, such as lawnmowers and automobiles. These suburban residences are built on larger lots of land than in the central city. Instead, new governments spent taxes to establish suburban infrastructures. Levittown refers to seven large suburban developments created in the United States by William Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons. The Process of Urbanization
Chicago is an example of a U.S. city that has seen vast suburbanization as middle and upper class residents move to nearby suburbs.