16 - Society In The 1970s Flashcards
What 3 main things did 1970s society reflect?
Women’s assertiveness
Youth conflict
Racial tensions
What 2 key Acts were implemented that improved female equality?
1970 Equal Pay Act
1975 Sex Discrimination Act
When was the Equal Pay Act passed? What year did it come into effect?
1970
1975
What was the main reason that the Equal Pay Act passed?
It was a pre-condition to entering the EEC
What Commission did the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act set up? What did the Commission ensure?
Equal Opportunities Commission
Fair employment practices
What did women have legal protection from due to the Sex Discrimination Act?
Discrimination
What was set up under the Sex Discrimination Act that dealt with sexual harassment?
Tribunals
What did women’s groups continue to campaign for in the 1970s?
Wider women’s rights
What violence did feminists want to end? What 2 things did they want controlled rights for?
Domestic violence
Abortion and birth control
What 2 things opened in society for battered wives and their children?
Rape crisis centres
Refuges
Who set up the first women’s refuge in London?
Erin Pizzey
What Competition did many women protest against? When did it take place?
Miss World Competition
1970
What magazine was set up that argued women’s subjugation linked to class oppression?
Spare Rib
What hooliganism continued in the 1970s? Where would this take place?
Football hooliganism
Football grounds
What type of rock developed in society? What values were challenged?
Punk rock
Traditional values
What 4 fashion trends did punk rockers have?
Torn clothing, body piercings, chains and spiked hair
What was punk rock mostly a phase of for the youth? What did this phase mirror?
A phase of rebellion
1960s trends
What continued to cause tensions within society? What was the government accused of?
Race and immigration
Racist policing
What procedure did black youths become angry about? Why?
“Stop and Search”
It was overwhelmingly used against blacks
What concern was there with race and immigration?
Different ethnic communities rarely mixed
What Act outlawed indirect discrimination?
1976 Race Relations Act
What is an example of indirect discrimination prominent in the 1970s?
A black person not being interviewed because he was black
What Commission was created to police discrimination?
Commission for Racial Equality
What did black people’s protests end up in? Who is an example that died of this clash?
Violent clashes with police
Blair Peach
Why did the police often try to halt the Notting Hill Carnival?
They feared disorder
What British group of the US Black Power movement appeared in Britain in the early 1970s?
Black Panthers
What country and time period did 1970s Britain avoid riots similar to?
1960s USA
What extreme far-right party emerged in the 1970s? Who was their leader?
National Front
Martin Webster
How much of the vote did Martin Webster win in West Bromich East in May 1973?
16%
What type of demonstrations did the National Front hold? What youth group did this attract?
Noisy demonstrations
Skinheads
What League opposed the National Front?
Anti-Nazi League
What movement was supported by musicians to tackle racism?
Rock Against Racism
