Conformity, Rebellion,

and Loss of Inhibition:

Changing Gender Roles
in the 1920s
By: Karen
 Conformity, Rebellion, and Loss of
Inhibition Causing Change in Gender
Roles in the 1920s.
 Point:

Conformity is when
people change, or are
changed to fit into
society, or with
everyone around
them.
 Evidence:

“Have you ever read ‘Rise of

the Colored Empires’ by this
man Goddard?

“Why no.” I answered

surprised by his tone.

“Well it’s a fine book, and

everybody ought to read it.
The idea is if we don’t look
out the white race will be-
will be utterly submerged.
It’s all scientific stuff, it’s
bee proved(Fitzgerald 12).”
 Peer Reviewed, Scholarly Research:

“Conformity is discussed with

regard to individual differences,
relations to personality
variables, conformity behavior in
different population,
psychological processes
involved in expressions of
conformity to group pressure,
and the reinforcement of
conformity behavior (Crutchfield
191).”
 Interpretation:

People conform with

others in hopes that they
can maintain or gain
power over everything.
 Point:

Rebellion is when people

refuse to be obedient
because they don’t want
to accept authority.
 Evidence:

“Sometime toward midnight Tom

Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood
face to face, discussing in
impassioned voices whether Mrs.
Wilson had any right to mention
Daisy’s name.
‘Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! Dai-’
Making a short deft movement,
Tom Buchanan broke her nose with
his open hand (Fitzgerald 37).”
 Peer Reviewed Scholarly Research:

“Coping mechanism (to calm

nerves), for social
acceptance, family issues,
boyfriend/girlfriend problems,
and school are common
stressors (Scales 746).”
 Interpretation:

People rebel when they

want to stand up for
something they believe in,
or when they want
something to go their way.
 Point:

Loss of inhibition is when

people are less aware of
themselves and people say
and do things that they
wouldn’t normally do.
 Evidence:

 “Tom flung open the door,

blocked out its space for a
moment with his thick
body, and hurried into the
room.
 ‘Mr. Gatsby!’ He put his
broad, flat hand with well-
concealed dislike. ‘I’m glad
to see you sir…Nick…’
 ‘Make us a cold drink!’ Cried

Daisy. As he left the room

again she got up and went
over to Gatsby and pulled
his face down and kissed
 Peer Reviewed Scholarly Research:

 “Autobiographical memory
relies on complex
interactions between
episodic memory contents,
associated emotions and
sense of self continuity over
the course of one’s life
(Henning-Fast 2993).”
 Interpretation:

When people lose their

inhibition, they do
things that they
wouldn’t normally do,
they do and say things
that they wanted to do
in the first place but
never had the courage