The Death of Modesty: How The Decline in the Church’s Influence Along With Social and Cultural Factors in the Twentieth Century Directed Changing Views of Modesty in America

Name

• Tracy-Ann M. Griffiths, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Publication Date

4-20-2015

Major

Fashion Merchandising & Apparel Design (B.S.)

Release Option

Open Access

Faculty Mentor

Mary Beth Myers

Abstract

As the topic of modesty and its origin is explored the creation of modesty can be traced back to religion and religious teachings and texts. Since the early twentieth century America’s modesty standards and ideals have slowly changed. With the increase in the influence of celebrities in the 1930s and 1940s along with the decrease in the influence of the church starting with the religious reformation, the death of modesty in American society has resulted. The purpose of this paper is to show a relationship between the origin of modesty and religion as well as show that America’s acceptance of less modest modes of dressing is a direct result of a decline in the influence of the church as well as social and cultural factors of each decade in the twentieth century which helped shape the standards of what modesty is today.

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Recommended Citation

Griffiths, Tracy-Ann M., "The Death of Modesty: How The Decline in the Church’s Influence Along With Social and Cultural Factors in the Twentieth Century Directed Changing Views of Modesty in America" (2015). Honors College Theses. 85.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/85