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    The changing role of Women in the 1920s from a photograph taken from a 1928 US fashion magazine This source is a picture of four women dressed in flapper dresses (shorter dresses that showed off more of their body). In this source I have recognised that these women may be dancing the Charleston. This could have also been danced to jazz music. This source tells us that women weren’t accompanied by men anymore (without chaperones); this gave the impression that they were single and could whatever

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    of line‚ and promote their perfect families. There were manuals to be followed‚ chores to be completed‚ and people to be pleased. Women‚ were models of society‚ often seen as porcelain dolls that could break at any moment in time. However‚ by the 1920s women were starting to break out of the molds they were once placed in. It was a radical time‚ and women were not afraid to show the world the important change that had evolved from something much smaller. There were so many events and ideas that

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    Klan of the 1920s The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was notorious for their hatred towards African Americans and their proclamation of white supremacy. They were known as the invisible empire and for their symbols of intimidation‚ which included white cloaks with hoods‚ and burning crosses. The KKK was depicted as an organization which was mostly active in the southern Confederate states and targeted African Americans. It originally died out in the late 1860s‚ but The Klan rose again in the 1920s because of

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    Muslim Subcultures

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    There are many religious subcultures in every country. For an example‚ Malaysia has the main three races that are Malay‚ Chinese and Indian. Out of these three races‚ there are many religious and belief that are totally different from their own races. Religious that exist in Malaysia are Muslim‚ Buddha‚ Christian‚ Hindu‚ Taoism and others. The subcultures that have to looking in deep are the geographic region‚ nationality‚ age‚ gender‚ occupation and social class. Muslim people in Malaysia have their

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    Education Not many people attended school in the 1800s‚ and the teachers themselves were often uneducated and untrained. It wasn’t until 1854 the first ragged (public) schools were established in Sydney‚ for the people who couldn’t pay the fees for the “national” schools‚ independent schools and religious denomination schools. Because schooling wasn’t compulsory‚ parents chose whether their children went to school and for how long. It was a belief of the time that it was more important for boys to

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    Women in the 1920s Before the war‚ women in society were quiet‚ polite and modest. In the 1920s women changed dramatically‚ they appeared wearing short sporting skirts‚ short haircuts‚ smoking frequently swearing and also riding motorcycles. Once the soldiers had left for war‚ the women left behind emerged from their houses to fill the jobs of the men to support the armed forces. The movement from home to work force led to the creation of the new 1920s woman. Although the women had started

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    Advertising in the 1900’s was very popular for persuading people to buy the a product. Imitating and have the “image” or look of a particular person and influence more and more people to buy the product is the goal. In today’s society advertisments work the same way and if anything it has it’s pro’s and cons of the way people live their lives by being influenced by these advertisements.The first photo that I chose to present‚ portrays how an elegant woman from the 1920s is smoking a cigarette

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    The Causes of the 1920s Conservative Policies After World War 1‚ America was in a state of recovery‚ both economically and politically. To try to “fix” the new obstacles in America’s way‚ President’s such as Wilson‚ Harding‚ and Hoover all put in new policies‚ but many backfired. As a result‚ citizens were confused and felt no hope for their nation and government. The drive for normalcy‚ social tensions‚ and occupational divide manipulated as well as created this huge increase in conservative policies

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    Account for the growing social tensions in US society during the 1920s Despite the 1920s being referred to as the ‘Roaring twenties’ due to the prosperous changes in the social and economic way of America‚ further study of the nation in the decade reveals the growing social tensions‚ and a country ‘driven by social conflict and confused by social change.’ (Catton) The bitterness stemmed from the white Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASP) and their reaction to the flood of immigrants‚ Catholics and the

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    www.curriculum-press.co.uk Sociology Factsheet Youth Subcultures In other cultures‚ the transition from childhood to adulthood is more clearly marked with no period of ‘youth.’ In some cultures‚ individuals may undergo a ‘rite of passage’ (a social event or ceremony) to indicate their new status. Number 32 This Factsheet will be useful for the topics of youth and crime and deviance on the Sociology specifications. This Factsheet will explore the reasons behind the development and existence

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