The+Affluent+Society+and+the+Other+America

What does this mean, then, in terms of 1950's society? Who was affluent and what was the "other America?"


 * Consumer goods industry and car industry rose dramatically
 * GNP doubled by 1960
 * Sunbelt grew economically while Northeast and farm industry declined
 * Unemployment = 7%
 * Doubled income and more leisure time on average
 * Highest standard of living in the world