ABSTRACT
City planning had to be reoriented to accommodate the growing number of 'single families'; more one-person apartments had to be built. In the meantime, supermarkets and fast food restaurants began to satisfy the growing demand for easy, one-person meals. By the late 1970s, ethnic rivalry actually seemed to have become more of a relevant factor than socio-economic inequalities for taking political positions. In most Western countries, the process of 'secularization' continued throughout the 1970s. Membership in institutionalized churches continued to decline, as well as the number of church visitors. By the early 1970s, conservative discontent began to express itself in more explicit initiatives, actions, groups, and networks. In the eyes of many conservatives, the government only made matters worse. The government, as Ronald Reagan said very pointedly, was not the solution to society's problems, it was itself the main problem.
