Breakdown of informal dress norms in the 1960s forced schools into formal codes

Evidence

This cozy system broke down in the late 1960s. Styles of dress and behavior were changing rapidly. Long hair for boys had become a fashion—​and a symbol of rebellion. At least, this is the way some boys regarded long hair, mustaches, and beards. Teachers and principals, in general, felt the same way: long hair was a symbol of rebellion, and they did not like either the symbol or the rebellion itself. Since informal norms were not working, the schools turned to formality—​to dress codes and hair codes. — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 185

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: American schools once ran entirely on informal authority without written norms — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 184; Institutional dress codes forced hip identities underground, widening the gap between appearance and belief — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 456

Broader Connections

• Institutional dress codes forced hip identities underground, widening the gap between appearance and belief #qualifies (0.75) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 456