Conforming to dress conventions creates a sense of belonging in social settings.

Evidence

By conforming I had become as much a part of the scene as Sir Walter or the waiter who shifted my plates and filled my glass. — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 462

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 462
• XREF: connects to: Military uniform transforms personal identity by providing social respectability. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 1252; Obligation arises when social pressure and general demand for conformity are intense — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 299; Character is sketched through specific physical details and social pressures — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 81 (+18 more)

Broader Connections

• Social norms make people present stable identities that others can trust #expands (0.80)
• Formal similarity of social position creates solidarity regardless of personal character #corroborates (0.72) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 595
• Military uniform transforms personal identity by providing social respectability. #expands (0.70) — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 1252
• The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs #corroborates (0.65) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161
• Communitarian personhood defines identity through community rather than the Cartesian I #corroborates (0.50) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 434
• Surveilled Muslim Americans internalize the state gaze through self-censure and modified dress #complicates (0.40)
• Muslim women alter dress and demeanor to counter surveillance-based stereotypes. #qualifies (0.35)