1) The document summarizes criticisms of postwar America in the 1950s, describing "hidden" poverty, discrimination, and a lack of individualism. 2) It discusses the urban and rural poverty faced by African Americans, Mexican migrants, Native Americans, and others through poor housing, employment discrimination, and the federal termination policy. 3) The beat generation rejected the materialism and conformity of the 1950s, while books of the era examined themes of alienation and discontent with suburban life.