In the 1920's through the 1940's with the new woman and isolationism, in the changes 1950's through the 1960's with the growth of the suburbs and civil rights. ... Theses women wore short dresses and wore their hair similar to that of the men's hairstyle of that time. ... Prior to the 1950's people move into the cities from rural areas, after WWII people were moving out of the cities and into the suburbs, 85 percent of the new homes that were built in the 1950's were built in the suburbs. The first suburb was Levittown in New York, the developer William J. ...

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On New Year's Day, 1920, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison. ... Some of the new fashion and cultural trends of the 1920's were that the younger women shocked the older generation with their new hairstyle a short bob. Also new clothes that they wore often much shorter than had been seen and tended to expose their legs and knees. ... The Jazz age also brought new dances such as The Charleston, One Step and Black Bottom. ...

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One woman in James McAlexander and John Schoutens study of hairstyles, spoke of her change in hairstyles with regard to dating experiences: Every time I start going out with a guy he always wants me to grow my hair out. ... She grew her hair out in order to demonstrate her new status as involved with this new love interest. ... It does not mark any event in particular, but it is hoped that the ritual will begin a new period of the individuals life. ...

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To what extent is Slovakia influenced by the American way of life An American travelling in Europe nowadays, could easily get the impression that he or she never left home. After checking into the Holiday Inn and grabbing a quick lunch at the nearby Burger King, the traveller sets out to discover...

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