Conformity may not always reign in the prosperous bourgeois suburb, but it ultimately always governs.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suburbs often look diverse but enforce conformity. Social pressure maintains uniformity.
- In plain terms
- Prosperous suburbs enforce conformity.
- What can you take from it?
- Suburbs reward fitting in.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you feel pressure to fit in?
- Why do suburbs look the same?
Another view
Suburbs can offer community too.
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