30 - Social Issues Flashcards
What were the 2 main societal fears under John Major’s premiership?
Rising crime
Less respect
Who did people fear that less respect and rising crime mostly came from? What did many people believe about society?
Young and less inhibited people
It became more violent
What did Labour MP Bernie Grant assert about the future of black Britons in 1995?
They lacked a future due to racism
What attacks were commonplace in society? Whose death shook people in April 1993?
Racial attacks
Stephen Lawrence
What did Stephen Lawrence’s death emphasise about black people? What Inquiry did Labour set up in 1997 that led to a police investigation?
They were living in fear
MacPherson Inquiry
What did the MacPherson Inquiry find the Stephen Lawrence investigation had been hampered by? Where was this issue located?
Institutional racism
Metropolitan Police
How could Stephen Lawrence be described? Who killed him?
A bright, talented black 18-year old
White youths
Where was Stephen Lawrence murdered? What was this location previously a venue for?
Eltham, South London
Racist attacks
What didn’t happen when Stephen Lawrence’s suspects were identified? What newspaper identified them and dared them to sue for defamation?
Trial
Daily Mail
What was the perception with crime in society during 1990s Britain? What was this highlighted by?
Society was becoming more lawless
Several high-profile murders
What 2-year old boy was abducted and murdered in February 1993? Who by?
James Bulgar
2 boys from deeply dysfunctional families
What popular headteacher was murdered in 1995? Where did a youth murder him?
Philip Lawrence
Outside his school gates
What was Philip Lawrence trying to break up before his murder? What 2 factors seemed to be lost in society following this murder?
A fight involving different gangs
Moral values
Respect for authority
What was a fear people felt about young people? What did many older people feel afraid of?
They were becoming more violent
Possible attacks from the young
What were young people most likely to be victims of in comparison to the elderly?
Violent attacks
What was a new phenomenon where young people would dance in masses to loud music? What genre was the music known as?
“Raves”
Acid house
What new drug would many take at acid house raves? What was this responsible for?
Ecstasy
Several well-publicised deaths
Why did Ecstasy feel impossible to police? What were 2 reasons acid house parties difficult for local communities?
So many youths took the drug
Trespassing
Disruption
What 1994 Act criminalised acid house raves? What other existing Acts could be used?
1994 Criminal Justice Act
Public Order Acts
What 1990 Act was used to stop a rave at Gildersome, Leeds? How many revellers were arrested?
1990 Entertainment (Increased Penalties) Act 800
What convoys did Public Order Acts also break up? What 2 things would these convoys often descend on?
“New age travellers”
Unsuspecting communities and clogged up roads
Who had equal rights in law? What did they often face?
Women
“Glass ceilings”
What did women continue to face at work? In what positions in particular?
Discrimination
Senior positions
What was one development for women that took place in 1994?
Legislation of women priests
What behaviour did many women adopt? In what way did they become less inhibited?
“Laddish behaviour”
Sexually
What was one US TV programme that influenced womens’ behaviour? Who did many younger girls listen to, who acted as role models for “girl power”?
Sex and the City
Spice Girls
