The Second Great Awakening placed religion in the forefront of politics. Alexis de Tocqueville said that, "I found that Religion was the foremost of the political institutions of the United States.... Very few children continued schooling after the age of ten. ... Most high schools and colleges did not accept females or African Americans. ... " Public Education united the country as schools were now open to the poor, the middle class, and the rich. ...

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Most middle-class families attempted to adhere to the so-called Victorian sexual ideals of the day. ... In other words, a new ideology of sexual restraint became prevalent among middle-class Americans. ... This fluctuation of the mass-produced goods fostered a shift in middle-class values. ... Instead of the family-based or church-based diversions of the past, unescorted youths frequented amusement parks, movie theaters, and dance halls. ... Economic affluence gave the middle class more leisure time and more money to spend on consumer goods, luxury items, and entertainment. ...

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