Changes in Middle-Class Attitudes During the 1920s Included

question 40

Multiple Choice

Changes in middle-class attitudes during the 1920s included

• A) a surprising degree of support for the Bolshevik cause, first articulated by President Wilson in 1919.
• B) the popularity of Theodor van de Velde's book Divorce in Five Easy Lessons.
• C) the popularity of short skirts, short hair, and the use of previously risqué cosmetics.
• D) the acquisition of television sets.
• E) the popularity of the twist.

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Definitions:

Displacement

A psychological defense mechanism in which emotional impulses are redirected from a real object to a safer, substitute target.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological strategies used to cope with reality and maintain self-image.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in psychology where unacceptable impulses or urges are transformed into more socially acceptable actions or behaviors.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect the self from anxiety, social sanctions, or to provide a refuge from a situation with which one cannot currently cope.