The Age of the Average--And What Its Loss May Mean for the Future of Democracy.

The article examines the decline of consensus in American society and the loss of the "age of the average," a period of relative unity that followed World War II. Topics discussed include the historical emergence of the average American consumer, the rise of mass consumption during the second indust...

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Published in:	Hedgehog Review Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 28 - 42
Main Author:	Zunz, Olivier
Format:	Article
Published:	Hedgehog Review Fall2024
Subjects:	Consensus (Social sciences) World War II American consumers Nationalism Industrial revolution
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost