1960's -Social Developments Flashcards
What are some examples of the expansion in leisure activities?
- Affordable Ownership of Cars –> Growth in Holiday industry.
- TV made 23% of Leisure time
What effective did the Growth in mass media have on Society
- Mass spread of the TV created a sense of social cohesion
- Relaxed guidelines on swearing and nudity.
What effect did a reduction in censorship have?
-Playrights addressed Taboo topics –> Abolish threatrical censorship
Discussion of religious and divisive political issues
How did Second wave feminism manifest in Britian?
Movements: Women’s national Co-ordination Committee was established in ‘69
–> Demanded equal pay, education and free contraceptive (1967)
What was the permissive society View?
-Critique of the liberal society
How was the permissive view seen in society?
- Catholic church opposed the pill
- Whinehouse: National Viewers and Listeners Association (1965) -100,000 members.
What were the signs that this permissive outrage may have been over exaggerated?
-Survey by Scofiled-most young people still married their first sexual partner
How were drugs Viewed within society? How did the government respond?
Hippy culture was linked to a rise of many drugs such as LSD.
-dangerous drugs act of 67’ outlawed canabis and Cocaine.
What evidence is there to suggest that The role of women hadn’t changed that much during the 60’s
- The notion of a house wife was still very present.
- Despite expansion, University- 72% of men
- Many Girls left school at the minimum age.
What affect did the Vietnam War have on the youth
- encouraged them to speak their political views
- Anti War Demonstrations were held
What were the two acts regarding race in the 60’s?
1965: The race relations act-Banned discrimination in public places.
1968: Race relations Act: Banned discrimination employment and insurance.
What were some positives regarding race relations in the 60’s
- Better relationships with Immigrants
- celebration of foreign culture - e.g notting Hill Carnival
What were some negatives over race relations in the 1960’s
- Surge in Kenyan immigration led to the 68’ commonwealth act, limiting return for UK non- white commonwealth citizens.
–> Rivers of blood speech. Riots
Formation of anti immigration movements; E,g National front (1967)
What were the causes for a more independent youth culture?
-Expansion of leisure time
- growing access to education
increase in living standards
-Generation Gap- question social norms
How did Fashion and music reflect changes in society?
- Could’t as easily distinguish class based on Cloths –> Classless society
- Radio stations were popular with the Youth
- -> New cheap tech made this more accessible–> spread of new music and ideas.
