The text observes that even though urban Americans were separated by ethnic, racial, and workplace divisions, they also shared much of the same popular forms of culture. How did technology and industry contribute to this standardization in the cultural sphere? Were there losses as well as gains in the decline of popular or local folk culture?

What will be an ideal response?


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