The children themselves, ...

The children themselves, before they get access to a car, are captives of their suburb, save for those families where the housewives surrender continuity in their own lives to chauffeur their children to lessons, doctors, and other services that could be reached via public transport in the city.
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 David Riesman

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One of the things people are fleeing when they leave the city is the need either to reject people who are less well educated than themselves, or to accept them with all that implies for their children's education and future placement in the society.
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 David Riesman
Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud, presenting an image of America taken seriously by no one, least of all by the advertising men who create it?
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 David Riesman
It is among the less privileged groups relatively new to leisure and consumption that the zest for possessions retains something of its pristine energy.
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 David Riesman
Men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.
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 David Riesman