60s Social Issues Flashcards
What was one of the biggest areas of advancement and progress in the 60s
The dissemination of news from sources such as TV and independent radio stations
How many tv licenses were there by 1975
nearly 18 million
When did The Sun launch
1964
By 1969, TV accounted for what % of leisure time
23%
By 1974, cars accounted for what % of journeys
77%
When and why was Brittania Airways founded
1964; To cater to the increasing number of people who could afford holidays abroad/
What, opening in 1965, was the tallest tower in Britain
The post office building
What role did the office of Lord Chamberlain provide
It had the power to prevent or cennsor certain plays due to offensive content
When was George Strauss’s bill to aboliosh theatrical censorship passed into law
1968
What controversial musical was one of the first to take advantage of the new lack of censorship with nude scenes
Hair
What year did second wave feminism begin
1963 with the puoblishing of the Feminine Mystique
What % of womenn ever reached managerial posts in 1970
5%
What issues were involved with being a working women
Portrayed as selfish and unhappy
lack of real careers-lots of clerical and service oppurtunites but no growth
lack of childcare except for the v wealthy
When were contraceptives and family advice allowed to be issued by the NHS
1967
A feminist rally in 1969 brought what movement together and what were their 4 demands
Womens national coordination committee
Equal pay
Contraception and abortion free and on request
Equal job and education opportunities
Free 24 hour childcare
What two policies were passed in 1970 to make life fairer for women
Matrimonial property act-took into account the wifes job and earnings in divorces
Equal pay act-although coming into effect 5 years later, was still extremly important
Did the feminist movement achieve all its goals by the end of the 1960s
No-equality was still a far way off , discimrination adn sterotyping were commonplace and inequality was ever prevalent
What was the new era of a more morally lax society known as
The permissive society
Which moral campaigner was responsible for huge protests against the new lack of censorship and the ‘tide of immorality and indecency’ and was she succesful
Mary whitehouse-although her actions led to the setting up of the 100,000 strong national viewers and listeners association in 1965, it failed to have a tangible impact on any program shown by the BBC
What grew in the 1960s and was subsequently banned by an act 1967
Drug use-heroin and cocaine addiction was ten times more prevalent in the first half of the 1960s
What did the 1968 Wooton report propose and why was it rejected
The Legalization of Marijuana-rejected by Callaghan who was much less liberal and wanted to cut down on permisiveness in society compared to his predecessor roy jenkins
When did top of the pops begin airing
1968
Where did anti vietnam teachins in 1965 take place at
LSE and Oxford university
What battle took place on 28th march 1968 in central london over the vietnam war and how many were arrested
Battle of Grosvenor square. 200 arrested
How many people took part in the final anti war demonstration in london in 1968
over 30,000
What proprtion of people objected to working with a black or asian people and what proportion condemned mixed race marriages
1/5 and 1/2 respectively
What was passed in 1965 in order to nominally reduce racial discimination
the first Race Relation Act
What did the first race relation act impose
It forbade discrimination in public places on the grounds of race or ethnicity. however, discimination in housing or empoloyment was still unpunishable
What event caused the passing of a new commonwealth immigration act
The influx of Kenyan asians in 1968
What did the new commonwealth immigration act
The right of return to Britain for non-white commonwealth citizens
When was Enoch Powells rivers of blood speech made
1968
What consequences did Powell face for his speech
Condemned by the stablishment; Heath not only sacked him from the shadow cabinet but never spoke to him again. However, a gallup poll found around 3/4ths of people supported what he said
When was the second Race Relation Act introduced and what did it entail
1968 and it banned discimination in housing employment and insurance, among other fields, with complaints to the board being the way to arbitrate such issues.
What % of complaints did the Race Relations board uphold, leading some to doubt its efficacy
10% of the 1241 complaints it received
When did the Notting Hill Carnival; an event to celebrate immigrant culure begin
1968
