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private irregular sexual practices as being part of a contemporary
mythology of suburbia (Sawyer 1999: 84–101). However, John
Carey notes that the trope is a long-established one, citing Arthur
Machen’s 1922 novel The Secret Glory, as an early tirade against
suburbia’s “abominable hypocrisy” (Carey 1992: 51–2).
4. In Britain, recent official figures regarding the population as a whole
vary considerably, depending on which planning definition has been
used, though all suggest the country has a suburban majority.
According to a report by the Independent Transport Commission
(2004), the proportion of the British population living in suburban
areas is 84% and set to increase still further over the next fifteen
years.
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