Conformity In The Late 1900s

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The late 1900s were a time of tremendous cultural change and instability in American history, but this change did not begin until after the relative unison of the late forties and fifties. After World War II (1939-1945) ended, a desire for normality led to large scale compliance to social constructs, with people reentering existing expectations such as men working, women tending the homes, and minorities functioning only as second class citizens. Because of these social barriers' reestablishment, conformity was simply the norm. This conformity came about because of the intense turmoil of the thirties and forties. Depression, war, and immense social unrest meant that people could not simply sit idly by while the conflict raged outside their

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