Emphasis on Consumption &
Leisure
—Better wages +
reduction in hours = free time,
expendable income
—Also, factories
produced tons of cheap goods
—Advertisement
encouraged
—Bicycle fad of
1880s
—People line up – starts changing clothing of women
—Mass leisure culture
—Newspapers with fluff – bold headlines/human interest stories
—crime, sports, comics, crime, corruption, violence
—Live comedy
and music
—Vacation trips
– seaside resorts grow
