ABSTRACT
Violence apparently rose during the twentieth century. MARRIAGE became more and more
emotionally intense, creating opportunities for both increased intimacy and increased disappointment and confl ict as husbands and wives expected more of each other. Husbands were also becoming more violent because society as a whole was emphasizing self-realization at the expense of self-restraint. Twentieth-century advertisers urged people to indulge themselves. Banks invited clients to borrow rather than to save. These shifting norms affected how people acted when they were angry. By the 1920s enraged husbands were more likely to act upon rather than to curb their emotions.
