1970-1979 Social Change (Unit 3, Topic 4) Flashcards
The progress of feminism; the Sex Discrimination Act, Race and Immigration, Youth culture; environmentalism.
What is Patriarchy?
A social structure that privileges men
What are the Reproductive Rights?
The rights to have information about, the ability to make decisions regarding, having children; this would include both contraception and abortion
What is the National Front?
Political party founded in 1967 by John Tyndall to oppose non-white immigration
What is Reggae and Ska?
Styles of popular music originating in Jamaica and characterized by a strong offbeat
What is Multiculturalism?
Policies that support ongoing cultural diversity
Who was Teddy Goldsmith?
Heir of a wealthy family during the late 1960’s he travelled across the world to learn about tribal people and campaigned against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. The set up the journal ‘Ecologist’ to publicize environmental issues. His brother James Goldsmith set up the anti-European Referendum Party in 1985
Overall How did Feminism Change?
Feminism saw a very large legal change with more rights being processed in their favor throughout the period. They gained more independence and individuality whilst getting the protection they needed when raped or attacked
Overall How did the Youth Culture Change?
The youth culture expanded into the punk era with the idea of violence and lawlessness being appreciated and new music spreading across the nation. The youth would dress with garish outfits and spikes
Overall How did Immigration and Race Change?
The race and immigration saw racism prosecuted and acts of racial violence discredited. New Race Acts were created and yet there was suspicions of the police enacting racial violence. Rock against Racism got created to act against racism
What was the Progress of Feminism?
The Sex Discrimination Act 1975- Aimed to end discrimination against men and women and aspire equality of opposition and outlaw harassment
1971-Women able to take out mortgages
1970-Equal Pay Act
1975-Employement Protection Act- included paid maternity act
1976-Rape Crisis Center
1977-International Women’s Day
What was the Progress of Youth Culture?
From 1975-1976 a new subculture was born- the punk movement. New bands like the Sex Pistols, New York Dolls and The Damned adopted a new style of DIY attitude with ripped t-shirts and spiked hair.
Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren opened a shop called SEX on the Kings Road in Chelsea, London which was incredibly influential on the punk image. The bands appeared at BBC shows and would promote left wing views in their songs singing about unemployment, racism and repression
What was the Progress of Race and Immigration?
1971, The conservatives passed the Immigration Act, restricting the right of people from the New Commonwealth. There still remained a steady flow of immigrants from the Indian Sub-Continent and abroad events caused sudden influxes. 1974, over 1 million New Commonwealth immigrants had come to Britain.
Race relations continued to be an issue and the labour government passed another race relations act in 1976 to try and tackle discrimination. The National Front became active parts of London where immigrants settled and it soon became Britain’s Fourth largest political party. They often held marches and demonstrations in areas where high levels of immigrants were living
What was the Progress of Environmentalism?
There was an establishment of the Department of the Environment which had the aims for renewal, improvement and protection of the environment. The Green Party launched in 1973 with Doomwatch airing raising awareness of the steady increase of environmental issues. The movement was a mix of radical student groups, scientists, journalists and amenity groups. By 1972 the group created a blueprint called ‘survival’ showing how we are depleting the worlds resources. Equally, in 1972 the Doomsday Syndrome prophesized the calamities that society would have on the environment
