"In the mass movement into suburban areas a new kind of community was produced, which caricatured both the historic city and the archetypal suburban refuge: a multitude of uniform, unidentifiable houses, lined up inflexibly, at uniform distances, on uniform roads, in a treeless communal waste, inhabited by people of the same class, the same income, the same age group, witnessing the same television performances, eating the same tasteless pre-fabricated foods, from the same freezers, conforming in every outward and inward respect to a common mold, manufactured in the central metropolis. Thus the ultimate effect of the suburban escape in our time is, ironically, a low-grade uniform environment from which escape is impossible."Lewis Mumford, historian, The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects, 1961Mumford overlooks which of the following broader historical contexts that best explains why many Americans might have been attracted to the consistency and conformity of the suburbs?AThe rise of youth rebellion against middle class values helped expand a new consumer niche for products marketed directly to teenagers.BMany Americans developed a more cosmopolitan outlook after experiencing cultures different from their own during the Second World War.CRecent periods of economic depression and war encouraged many families to seek stability and security.DThe technological innovations available in new homes, such as air-conditioning and dishwashers, fostered a sense of social isolation for many women.

Then try StudyFetch, the AI-powered platform that can answer your questions and teach you more about it!