Graduate Teses and Dissertations Iowa State University Capstones, Teses and Dissertations 2016 Te pursuit of happiness: the shi fing narrative of suburbia and the American Dream Kristen Ann Greteman Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: htps://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the United States History Commons , Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons , and the Urban Studies and Planning Commons Tis Tesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Teses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Teses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact digirep@iastate.edu. Recommended Citation Greteman, Kristen Ann, "Te pursuit of happiness: the shifing narrative of suburbia and the American Dream" (2016). Graduate Teses and Dissertations. 14983. htps://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14983