Question

What did the supermarket symbolize for America in the 1950s?

Answer 1

The consumer society and an affluent society

Explanation:

In the 1950s the consumer society emerged, the American Dream seemed to be available for the vast majority. The supermarket embodied the triumph of the American way of life, the American dream and the Affluent society that Galbraith talked about.

The 1950s were niknamed the Golden Era because everything seemed to be perfect, the Sixties brought a contrated vision.