Flappers

Read the following paragraphs to get an understanding of the culture during the 1920s.

Cultural Conflict in the 1920s

 * American culture in the 1920s experienced a clash between the old and new. Most Americans centered their lives around work, family, church, and local community. The separation of races, ethnic groups, and gender roles was the accepted norm. Traditionalists advocated a strict moral code, the prohibition of alcohol, and restrictive immigration laws to keep foreigners out of America. They saw new trends in society as a threat, and the era gave rise to extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan.**

Flapper Culture
Despite the influence of traditional culture, America after World War I was changing. A growing segment of the population, mostly younger and more urban, embraced new trends. In the prosperous consumer economy, affordable, mass-produced automobiles brought new mobility. Growing cities brought a new cultural diversity. The young valued progressive ideas about women's role in society and experimented with new styles of dress and behavior. Seeking to break out of what they considered old-fashioned moral code, they sought enjoyment in the present. Many young people danced to a new music called "jazz" and embraced a culture called "flapper."

After reading the above you need to download the word document FlappersvsModernYouth**

[|Site 1 Does Jazz Put the Sin in Syncopation]

[|Site 2 A Flappers Appeal to Parents]

[|Site 3 What People Wore Back in the 1920s]