(A) A decline in the number of women working in urban factories
(B) ** A shift away from the traditional roles of women
(C) An increase in the use of credit and installment plans
(D) A decrease in crime associated with prohibition
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Concept note-1: -What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920’s? A decline in the number of women working in urban factories.
Concept note-2: -flouting the social norms by smoking, drinking, and dancing. The postwar materialism and consumer capitalism, two essential elements of the flapper culture, along with the Jazz Age, paved the way for the flappers to emerge as modern girls who would play the key role in leading the rise of the popular culture.
Concept note-3: -Flappers were young, fast-moving, fast-talking, reckless and unfazed by previous social conventions or taboos. They smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, rode in and drove cars and kissed and “petted” with different men. Women move to cities and into the workforce, but stayed in traditional ‘women’s roles.
Concept note-4: -Women found their lives changed in more than appearance, however. Society now accepted that women could be independent and make choices for themselves in education, jobs, marital status, and careers. Women’s spheres had broadened to include public as well as home life. The “new woman” was on her way.