AC 4.2 Flashcards
What are Norms
Specific social standards that define how people should behave in society
What are Values
Overall guidelines on how people should live, outlines what’s good/bad or right/wrong
What are Moral Codes
A term used to describe a set of basic rules values and principles held by an individual, group of people or society
What are Mores
These are essential/vital social norms that need to be in society
How was drink driving seen during the early 1900s?
Societies didn’t disapprove of drink driving as it was seen as a social norm
When did the government first deem drink driving an offence
1925
Did drink driving attitudes shift after 1925’s law
No
It was still normalized within society and due to the lack of frequency of cars and therefore deaths - it didn’t violent societal mores (preserving life)
Also there was an ambiguity to the law as no one clearly outlined what defined ‘drunk’ or blood alcohol level
When did the frequency of cars grow in the UK
from 1951 to 1971 - going up to 55%
Did deaths increase during 1951 or 1971
Yes by 3,000 and links were made to drink driving
After drink driving deaths became more prominent did social view shift
Yes - it began to violate basic mores (as there was now a loss in human life) therefore it became less tolerable within social norms and met with disapproval and began to be seen as a clear negative deviant act
How did the shift in social perception influence government policy on drink driving
The Government introduced the 1967 Road Safety Act and outlined a clear blood alcohol level (80mg)
Then in 1968 roadside breathalyzers were introduced
Did the dangers and death of drink driving drop since government’s new rules
Yes
Road deaths dropped by 1,100 and serious injuries dropped by 11,000
What campaign’s influenced government policy and how
Anti drink driving campaigns from THINK!
The campaign/adverts targeted likely drink driving offenders (young men) and aimed of altering their personal values/moral codes
By 2014 after heavy campaign 91% of people agreed that drink driving was unacceptable - conflicting with the 1979 stats where 50% of male drivers admitted to drink driving
This showed the campaigns positive effects
When was homosexuality decriminalized in the UK
1967
When did the age of consent of homosexuality drop to 18
1994
