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.
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.