37 - Social Issues And Britain As A Multi-Cultural Society Flashcards
What changed significantly in many ways during the Blair years?
Society
What was the UK population by 2006? How much had this risen since 1971?
60.5 million
5 million
What was the UK average age in 1971? What was the age in 2006?
34
39
What was noticeable about the population? What group had doubled in population between 1956-2006?
It was ageing
Pensioners
What was a significant implication about more people being over the retirement age? Who did this unjust burden fall upon?
Fewer people were in work to support them
Working population
What did one TV drama-documentary envisage a war between?
Young and old
What did many women have complete equality in? What did many assume in the 1980s/90s?
Law
They “could have it all”
What 3 things did many assume women “could have it all” in during the 1980s/90s?
Families
Children
Careers
What was there more than 100 of in politics for the first time in 1997? What term did the media patronisingly refer them as?
More than 100 female MPs
“Blair’s babes”
What “ceiling” was still present in plentiful cases in the workplace? What else was present?
“Glass ceilings”
Sexism
What 2 organisations were “glass ceilings” and sexism present in due to newly founded equality?
Financial organisations
Police
What 2 things did women feel they had to take responsibility for? What was this on top of?
Housework and childcare
Responsible jobs
What was the question of female employment seen as? Who had to work to pay bills?
Red herring
Women and their partners
What “Deal” did Blair announce for the youth? What age group was this Deal meant to create jobs for?
“New Deal”
Young people under 25
How much did youth employment fall in Blair’s first year? How many had moved into employment by 2001 following the New Deal?
40%
200,000
