Essay On Early 1900s Morals

Looking back one hundred years ago, it would seem that our society has became immoral and unjust. In the early 1900s, morals were defined by mostly by religion or society. Today, many people see morals as being more of a personal behavior and not necessarily determined by religion or society. Some of the differences between morals of the early 1900s and the early 2000s is women rights, marriage/divorce laws and the presence of religion. The biggest change in morality came with the women’s movement. As women became more independent and less dependent on their husbands, the morality of society seemed to take a downward turn. Women of the 1900s are no less moral than women of today. The difference comes from society no longer dictates what a women are suppose to do, in order to be a moral person. In
Even though many people attend church today, religion no longer influences schools, government, or society in general. In the early 1900s, churches or religious groups determined how men, women and children were to behave in order to be determined to be moral and just. Men were encouraged to abstain from alchol, be frugal and work hard. If a man continued to live in poverty, he was seen as immoral and met with God’s disapproval. In the eyes of the church, women were obedient to their husbands. Women who had sex outside of marriage, wore pants or drank alchol were viewed as having loose morals. In conclusion, we are just as moral today as we were in the early 1900s. The difference comes from each person in todays society has their own morals and what they determine to be morally just from a rational person. Morality changes as society changes, and many things once seen as immoral are now accepted as moral. The men and women in the 1900s were just as moral as we are today; the only difference is in what was deemed acceptable and unacceptable behavior by