Comparing The Suburbs With The Quality Of Life

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. Compare the quality of life in the suburbs with the quality of life either on farms or in cities.
At the end of the 1940’s suburbs became a new idea that was changing the way Americans lived. Many white middle class citizens choose to move from city life to the suburbs. The quality of life for these residents was outstanding in most areas. New schools, shopping centers and restaurants often followed the new construction of the suburbs. People were happier being able to own their own home, piece of land and make it their own. There were a few rules in place for families such as keeping the lawns mowed and refraining from hanging out laundry during the weekend. These families were able to get away from crowd city apartments, noisy streets …show more content…

Often time the only resident left in the city were residents that had very low incomes and could not afford to leave. The majority of these occupants were African Americans that were racially discriminated against when trying to find another place to live. So subsequently they were stuck in cities that were decaying. With the majority of the tax based income for the city leaving to go else where. There was little in budgets to maintain building, schools and other infrastructures. There were little opportunities for these families that were left behind. Many time the city would try to create certain housing areas that would attract the white middle class back to the city and would end up displacing many poor minorities in the process. There was little choice in housing because most apartments were not maintained or health codes were not enforce leaving only slum apartments for prospective tenants. Eventually cities tried to fix the problems of horrid living conditions by building inexpensive new skyrise apartments to provide affordable living options for poor city residents. This was a temporary fix that eventually brought new problems to these neighborhoods. (James A. Henretta,

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