45.3 Swinging 60s

Question 1

When did secularisation occur?

Answer 1

The 1960s

Question 2

What did some people feel that secularisation brought about?

Answer 2

An “anything goes” attitude.

Question 3

What two things reduced death rates in the 1960s?

Answer 3

Immunisations (less risk of death from diseases such as polio) and health and safety.

Question 4

What was a large religious attitude towards contraception in the 1960s?

Answer 4

Many people felt that contraception was like “playing god” and that it was unnatural.

Question 5

What is secularisation?

Answer 5

The separation of the church and the state.

Question 6

What else did secularisation have an effect on, other than contraception?

Answer 6

Abortion and sex education.

Question 7

What were some reasons for the fall in birth rates?

Answer 7

• Secularisation
• Consumerism
• Costs in having bigger families
• Global depression of 1930s meant smaller families
• Women’s status, pay and rights

Question 8

What were the effects of global connections on birth rate and death rate?

Answer 8

• Global depression in the 1930s following the Wall Street Crash and rising energy costs in the 1970s resulted in smaller family sizes and low fertility rates. (birth rate)
• Globalisation changed the nature of work, making it more risk free but also the globalised nature of medical research was highly responsible for improving health. (death rate)

Question 9

What were the 6 main changes in population?

Answer 9

Population structure, family size, migration, employment, social status and ethnicity.

Question 10

What were some results of social mobility?

Answer 10

Average wages increased as there were more people in higher education meaning more graduated to no-manual work. Hence we moved from the primary to secondary sector.