dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪnˈækjʊɹəsi ʌvðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ dᵻpˈɪkʃən ʌvðə pˈoʊstwˈɔːɹ sˈʌbɜːbz æz həmˈoʊdʒniəs, kənfˈoːɹmɪst ænd ɐnˈɑːmɪk, ɡˈænz ʃˈoʊd ðæt lˈɛvɪttˌaʊn wʌz ɪn mˈɛni wˈeɪz ɐ tˈɪpɪkəl lˈoʊɚ mˈɪdəl klˈæs sˈʌbɜːb, ðə ɹˈɛzᵻdənts klˈæs ænd ˈʌðɚ dˈɪfɹənsᵻz stɹˈʌktʃɚɹɪŋ ðə sˈoʊʃəl ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf ʌvðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
Demonstrating the inaccuracy of the popular depiction of the post-war suburbs as homogeneous, conformist and anomic, Gans showed that Levittown was in many ways a typical lower middle class suburb, the residents' class and other differences structuring the social and political life of the community.