Title: suburbia - 1950's
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Content: In 1957, the average age of a Levittown adult was 35. Each family or home contained approximately 2.13 children. The children outnumbered the adults in the community. At first businessmen would commute to nearby cities for their jobs. Many businesses began to move from the cities, so fewer businessmen had to commute then. The wives would stay at home, in the suburbs, tending to the house, shopping for goods and taking care of the family. In fact, a lot of the roles that were commonly seen as either a woman’s role of a man’s role were switched. The wife would fix up the house and decorate it while the husband would go shopping and attend PTA meetings. The wife would also keep track of the family’s bills. Another big thing was competition.