Deck 6: The Suburban Era

Question 1

Today there are more people living in __________.

A)central cities than suburbs
B)outside SMSAs than in suburbs
C)suburbs than central cities
D)central cities but suburbs are growing rapidly

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is true about suburbs?

A)Economically, today suburbs are still subordinate to the central city when it comes to shopping and retail.
B)Approximately one-third of the nation's metropolitan office space now resides in suburbs.
C)In recent presidential elections, candidates tailored their campaigns to inner-city and rural voters.
D)Approximately two-thirds of the nation's manufacturing jobs are located in the suburbs.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Today, most office space in the U.S. can be found __________.

A)in suburban areas
B)in the central business districts of the nation's cities
C)just outside "downtown"
D)in rural "office parks"

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Until 2010 in the U.S., suburbs had been growing faster than central cites for approximately __________.

A)25 years
B)50 years
C)75 years
D)90 years

Question 5

According to the text, the first 19^th century suburbs were generally __________.

A)upper-class villages along the rail lines
B)lower-class mill towns
C)middle-class extensions of the central city
D)areas of working class residency

Question 6

The Bureau of the Census defines "suburb" as __________.

A)the population within the MSA
B)all areas outside the central city but within the MSA
C)the area outside the central city but within state lines
D)the distribution of population in outer rings adjacent to the central city

Question 7

Today approximately __________ percent of the people in the U.S. lived in suburbs.

A)84
B)71
C)55
D)39

Question 8

The very first U.S. suburbs were __________.

A)comprised of row houses just outside the central cities
B)small towns clustered in rural areas around factories
C)farms located along navigable rivers
D)upper-class villages of substantial country homes located along railway lines

Question 9

During the 20^th century, suburbs __________.

A)sought annexation
B)opposed annexation
C)sought central city-suburban unified school districts
D)relied on central cities for fire protection, roads, and water

Question 10

Today the largest number of poor in the U.S. live in __________.

A)central city
B)zone of transition
C)rural areas
D)suburbs

Question 11

Middle class suburban out-movement at the begining of the 20^th century (1900) became possible because of the technology of the __________.

A) railroad
B)electric streetcar
C) bus
D)automobile

Question 12

According to the text, the major means of city growth during the last part of the 19^th century was __________.

A)annexation
B)natural growth and expansion
C)urban sprawl
D)mergers with other nearby cities

Question 13

Generally by the early 20^th century suburbs __________.

A)sought annexation
B)sought home rule
C)had lost control over land use
D)fought fragmentation of government

Question 14

Suburbanization during the 1920s and 1930s was heavily dependent on the technology of __________.

A) trains
B)electric streetcars
C) buses
D)automobiles

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the housing styles of pre-World War II suburbs?

A)Styles were widely eclectic with many different architectural types.
B)Houses were still predominately row houses built in clusters and located close together.
C)Houses were mass-produced and looked almost exactly alike-"little boxes all in a row!"
D)Most urban housing at this time could be described as "grand estates" with homes of mansion-like quality.

Question 16

The era of mass suburbanization occurred __________.

A)at the turn of the century
B)during the 1930s
C)during the 1920s
D)following World War II

Question 17

At which point in time in the U.S. was movement out of the city first associated with movement up the social scale, setting the social distinction between suburbs and city?

A)1860s
B)1920s
C)1940s
D)1980s

Question 18

The original Levittown was built on 4,000 acres of potato fields about 30 miles outside of __________.

A)Baltimore, MD
B)New York City
C)Washington, DC
D)Hartford, CN

Question 19

The cost of a single-family home in Levittown in 1948 was __________.

A)quite expensive when compared to what a person could buy in the city
B)just a little more expensive than what a person could buy in the city
C)about the same as what a person could buy in the city
D)a real bargain compared to what a person could buy in the city

Question 20

According to the text, for most middle-class families in 1948, the move from the city to a suburban subdivision represented __________.

A)a move to better housing
B)a step down the social ladder
C)a move from great diversity of beautiful city row houses to the ugly uniformity of tract housing
D)a frightening and alienating experience

Question 21

Government policies subsidizing suburbanization were sponsored by __________.

A)the WIC
B) the WPA
C) the FHA
D)the FNMC

Question 22

According to the text, urban sprawl __________.

A)is not considered to be a social problem by U.S. citizens
B)exists because it is economically efficient and saves time and resources
C)was the pattern of urban growth in the 21^st century until the Great Recession
D)does not harm the environment

Question 23

According to the text, a major factor behind the rapid growth of suburbs following World War II was __________.

A)deterioration of central city services
B)poorer quality schools in the central city
C)increased crime in the central city
D)government subsidies for suburban housing

Question 24

Closing costs on houses in Levittowns were approximately ________, where today they run thousands of dollars.

A)$10.00
B)$150.00
C)$500.00
D)$1,000.00

Question 25

According to the text, the era of major metro sprawl was __________.

A)1950-1970
B)1990-2010
C)1920-1940
D)1970-1990

Question 26

The postwar, 1950s suburban boom was caused by __________.

A)a desire to escape the cities which were experiencing decline and deterioration
B)overall lower suburban costs that were cheaper than costs in central cities
C)a decline in the birth rate
D)white flight from the cities due to desegregation

Question 27

Which of the following statements is true?

A)By the 1950s almost all of the land within the legal boundaries of the northern and eastern parts of the U.S. had been developed.
B)Beginning in the 1980s, the federal government began building a system of interstate highways linking suburbia with the central cities.
C)Suburban housing costs were higher in the 1950s than central city housing costs.
D)Demographics had little to do with the suburban boom of the 1950s.

Question 28

The data tends to support the view that suburbanization prior to 1970s was__________.

A)caused by black professional flight from the cities
B)due largely to push factors from the city such as deterioration of city services and crime
C)due largely to pull factors in the suburbs such as cheaper housing, lower taxes and easier financing
D)fueled by a search for good schools

Question 29

Given a choice the majority of North Americans __________.

A)would rather live in single-family housing outside the city
B)would prefer to live in row houses in a safe inner city near city parks, entertainment, etc
C)prefer apartment living in the city
D)really express no preferences for one type of housing over another

Question 30

Suburbs today __________.

A)have become major employment centers
B)are identical to one another
C)are overwhelmingly areas of large single-family homes
D) are declining in importance

Question 31

Which of the following most accurately describes the suburbs?

A)Suburban housing includes only single family residences.
B)Suburbs are now the major centers of employment.
C)About one-third of all Americans are suburbanites.
D)Only small percentages of African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans are suburbanites.

Question 32

Research by Farley and by Guest seems to indicate that __________.

A)individual suburbs have changed far more than central cities
B)suburbs have declined in importance as government centers
C)there is considerable persistence in characteristics over time in the suburbs
D)suburban growth rates have stabilized

Question 33

According to the text, __________.

A)suburban growth is chaotic
B)suburban growth occurs without any discernable pattern
C)suburban growth has stopped
D)suburban growth exhibits a predictable pattern of variation

Question 34

According to the text, _______.

A)there is no valid way to compare change in the suburbs with change in the central cities
B)individual suburbs change far less over time than central cities
C)individual suburbs exhibit rates of change that are equal to central cities
D)individual suburbs change more over time than central cities

Question 35

Wealthy suburbs appear to be __________.

A)consistent with Burgess' concentric-zone theory
B)more immune to downward changes in status
C)targets of annexation by central cities
D)losing their affluent populations

Question 36

The counties having the most affluent households are most concentrated __________.

A)in the sunbelt
B)in the South and Southwest
C)in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic areas
D)on the East Coast

Question 37

Research looking at socioeconomic status of affluent suburbs shows __________.

A)profound changes in terms of characteristics of residents
B)patterns of decline and rebuilding
C)persistency over time
D)downward trends in status

Question 38

High income suburbs tend to have __________.

A)an older median age population
B)a high proportion of women employed in professional positions
C)a higher percentage of minorities
D)downward economic pressures

Question 39

Which of the following is one of the categories of suburbs specifically discussed in the text?

A) lower-middle income
B)gated communities
C)elite
D)transitional

Question 40

What is a CID?

A)Community of Intersecting Desires--a cooperative public housing development in the outer fringe of the city.
B)City In Decline--central cities that are losing population to specific suburban developments.
C)Common Interest Development--private, self-governing, homeowner-membership associations.
D)Cooperative Industrial Dependency--mutually beneficial arrangements made between suburban industries and central-city governments for employee training.

Question 41

Which of the following is true about Common-Interest Developments (CIDs)?

A)They are fringe developments that have little to do with suburban trends in the U.S.
B)They represent a major social change and are proliferating.
C)Local governments dislike and distrust them.
D)They tend to be very highly democratic and responsive to their individual members.

Question 42

Bennett Berger's study of less affluent suburbs found __________.

A)increased organizational membership
B)a return to religion
C)a pattern of tight, informal socialization with long-term friends and neighbors
D)more conservative political views

Question 43

Claritas divides areas to explain the relationship between physical space and social behavior using __________.

A)zip codes
B)area codes
C)census tracts
D)tax records

Question 44

A special class of suburbanites who live beyond the built up suburbs is the __________.

A)cosmopolites
B)rural suburbanites
C)exurbanites
D)extraurbanites

Question 45

Exurbanites tend to be __________.

A)affluent, well educated professionals
B)fringe group members
C)working class
D)homeless people

Question 46

Suburbanites __________.

A)overall are less likely to be below the poverty line than central city residents
B)live in one-parent families more than central city children do
C)generally tend to be renters
D)tend to commute to jobs in the central cities.

Question 47

One contemporary "myth" of suburbia is that __________.

A)suburbanites tend to vote Republican
B)suburbanites tend to be reclusive and antisocial
C)suburbanites care little for money and status
D)suburbs and suburban life have not been studied enough

Question 48

Comparing cities and suburbs, __________.

A)suburban families are larger and have a higher average number of children
B)most suburban men work at blue-collar jobs
C)the greatest difference between cities and suburbs is in racial composition
D)suburban children are less likely to live in a two parent family

Question 49

The "myth of suburbia" is __________.

A) that all suburban families are happy
B)that there is a unique suburban way of life
C)that suburbanites earn more than city dwellers
D)that suburbanites are highly status conscious

Question 50

Rurban areas are __________.

A)newly developing areas beyond the city
B) older urban oriented outer areas
C)farm areas
D)places in metro areas that are not oriented toward a major city

Question 51

Most postwar suburban studies were focused on __________.

A)industrial suburbs
B)working class suburbs
C)older established suburbs
D)new middle-class tract suburbs

Question 52

One of the best of the early works on suburbs was William H. Whyte's __________.

A)Bullet Park
B)The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit
C)The Organization Man
D)Life in Suburbia

Question 53

The overall evidence indicates that in terms of behavior and attitudes __________.

A) suburbanites differ strongly from city dwellers
B)suburbanites do not differ significantly from city dwellers
C)suburbanites have different personalities from city dwellers
D)city dwellers and suburbanites have opposite values, beliefs, and behaviors

Question 54

Gans' research in Levittown indicated that __________.

A) residents were generally content with their homes and lifestyles
B) there was considerable suppressed alienation among residents
C) depression and boredom were serious problems
D) residents had difficulty adjusting to suburban lifestyle

Question 55

Homogeneity of Levittowners is most evident in terms of __________.

A) age and religion
B) ethnicity and religion
C) regional background and income
D) age and income

Question 56

According to the text, the group having the most difficult time in Levittown was __________.

A) elderly men
B) middle-age women
C) adolescents
D) young children

Question 57

)Gans found that the group least likely to adjust to Levittown was __________.

A) families with small children
B) upper middle-class people
C) working-class families
D) white-collar workers

Question 58

Levittowns were designed for the following group: __________.

A)families without children
B)families with small children
C)families with adolescents
D)empty nesters

Question 59

According to the text, which of the following is true about U.S. suburbs?

A)Less than one-fourth of all Asians in now live in suburbs.
B)A higher percentage of African Americans than Hispanics now live in suburbs.
C)Hispanics are the least likely to live in suburbs.
D)Over a third of all African Americans live in suburbs.

Question 60

According to the text over __________ percent of Hispanics in the United States are suburbanites.

A)50
B)60
C)70
D)80

Question 61

According to the text, the crucial question today regarding black suburbanization is whether__________.

A)or not it will continue to increase
B)it represents housing integration, or merely the growth of suburban African-American enclaves
C)the Fair Housing Act of 1968 will continue to grant African Americans free and open access to housing
D)or not African-Americans will reverse the trend and return to the central city

Question 62

African American suburbanization __________.

A)began heavily after World War II
B)has occurred mostly since the Fair Housing Act of 1968
C)is slowing down at present
D)is following a different pattern than whites

Question 63

For the future, the text predicts __________.

A)rapid racial transition in suburban areas
B)that white suburbanization rates will decrease
C)that black suburbanization rates will decrease
D)that central city whites will continue flow to the suburbs in large numbers

Question 64

Currently, the predominantly __________ are among the fastest-growing Hispanic suburbs.

A)Cuban growth areas in Florida
B)Mexican growth areas in Texas
C)Puerto Rican growth areas in New York
D)Honduran growth areas in California

Question 65

According to the text, over __________ percent of Asians in the United States are suburbanites.

A)25
B)60
C)75
D)90

Question 66

Suburbia today is becoming more __________.

A)white
B)homogeneous
C)lower class
D)racially diverse

Question 67

According to the text, today approximately 55 percent of the U.S. population is suburban.

Question 68

Suburban poor outnumber city poor.

Question 69

Survey data show decisively that most Americans prefer townhouses.

Question 70

Economically, the suburbs now rule.

Question 71

Today, half of the nation's manufacturing jobs are in the suburbs.

Question 72

The Bureau of the Census defines "suburban" as the territory inside the Metropolitan Statistical Area that lies outside the central city.

Question 73

The United States officially became a nation of suburbanites in the year 1960, according to the text.

Question 74

The American city of 1900 was a streetcar city with workers living up to 12 miles from the CBD.

Question 75

In the mid 19^th century suburban areas united to fight annexation.

Question 76

By the early 20^th century suburbs sought "home rule."

Question 77

It was not until after 1950 that the automobile became a factor in suburbanization.

Question 78

The division between city and suburbs is a legal distinction that over time has become a sociological division.

Question 79

Currently suburbs are mostly white and upper-class.

Question 80

By the 1920s, the social distinction between cities and suburbs was firmly established.