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Although the book does not name the city (population: 38,000) in question, it was later revealed to be [[Muncie, Indiana]].  One criterion was that the city have a small ethnic population, because the Lynds were not prepared to deal with ethnicity.  The problem was the the great majority of industrial cities of the right size had large ethnic populations. Muncie was an outlier.

Although the book does not name the city (population: 38,000) in question, it was later revealed to be [[Muncie, Indiana]].  One criterion was that the city have a small ethnic population, because the Lynds were not prepared to deal with ethnicity.  The problem was the the great majority of industrial cities of the right size had large ethnic populations. Muncie was an outlier.

The Lynds and their assistants used the "approach of the cultural anthropologist", existing documents, census and business statistics, interviews, and surveys to accomplish this task. The stated goal of the study was describe this small urban center as a unit which consists of "interwoven trends of behavior" (p. 3). Or put in more detail,  

The Lynds and their assistants used the "approach of the cultural anthropologist", existing documents, census and business statistics, interviews, and surveys to accomplish this task. The stated goal of the study was describe this small urban center as a unit which consists of "interwoven trends of behavior" (p. 3). Or put in more detail,  

:"to present a dynamic, functional study of the contemporary life of this specific American community in the light of trends of changing behaviour observable in it during the last thirty-five years" (p. 6).

:"to present a dynamic, functional study of the contemporary life of this specific American community in the light of trends of changing behaviour observable in it during the last thirty-five years" (p. 6).

==Bibliography==

==Bibliography==

* Bourke-White, Margaret. "Muncie Ind. Is the Great ‘U.S. Middletown." ''Life'' 10 May 1937, pp. 15-25.

* Bourke-White, Margaret. "Muncie Ind. Is the Great ‘U.S. Middletown." ''Life'' 10 May 1937, pp. 15–25.

* Caccamo, Rita. ''Back to Middletown: Three Generations of Sociological Reflections'' (2002)   

* Caccamo, Rita. ''Back to Middletown: Three Generations of Sociological Reflections'' (2002)   

* Caplow, Theodore, et al.. ''All Faithful People: Change and Continuity in Middletown's Religion.'' Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1983.

* Caplow, Theodore, et al.. ''All Faithful People: Change and Continuity in Middletown's Religion.'' Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1983.