British society in the 1970s

Question 1

When was the sex discrimination act passed?

Answer 1

1975

Question 2

What did the sex discrimination act do?

Answer 2

-Was passed to end discrimination against men or women on the basis of their gender or their marital status.

-It also aimed to ensure equality of opportunity in the fields of employment and education to outlaw harassment.

Question 3

When were legal abortions introduced?

Answer 3

1960s

Question 4

What did the legalisation of abortions lead too?

Answer 4

This led to an influx of sexual freedom as now women could abort the baby and not keep it.

Question 5

What laws were relaxed during the 70s and what did it lead to?

Answer 5

Divorce laws were also relaxed which led to a lot of women divorcing men.

Question 6

What happens for the first time ever in 1971?

Answer 6

In 1971 women are allowed to apply for a mortgage without a male guarantor, the first time ever.

Question 7

What happens in 1975 which greatly benefits women?

Answer 7

In 1975 women get the right to property in the divorce proceedings.

Question 8

When were the ‘Reclaim the night’ marches?

Answer 8

1977

Question 9

Why were the ‘reclaim the night’ marches held?

Answer 9

Thye were held in response to the murders of the Yorkshire ripper.

Question 10

When was the first rape center set up?

Answer 10

1976

Question 11

When was the domestic violence act introduced?

Answer 11

1976

Question 12

Why was the first rape center opened in 1976?

Answer 12

General attitude towards rape changes dramatically with women pushing back against the social norms surrounding the crime.

Question 13

What was the 1970s dubbed as?

Answer 13

A ‘second wave of feminism’

Question 14

What was the main problem for the second wave of feminism?

Answer 14

-Women were not supported by leading women politicians such as Barbara Castle and Margaret Thatcher separated themselves from such feminist as they were viewed badly in the media and on TV.

-Very limited numbers of women in professional jobs, even if they did have these ‘professional jobs’ they were often paid less then their male counterparts.

Question 15

When was the immigration act launched?

Answer 15

1971

Question 16

What did the immigration act 1971 (and previous acts in 1962 and ‘68) do?

Answer 16

Restricted the right of people from the new commonwealth to come to the UK.

Question 17

What did the Southall Black sisters use in their speeches?

Answer 17

They used ‘political blackness’ language. Played on peoples emotions with the use of emotive language.

Question 18

WHat happened in 1978 which was a huge step forward for sport?

Answer 18

The first ever black player was selected to play for the England team-Viv Anderson.

Question 19

When were the Notting Hill carnival riots?

Answer 19

Notting Hill Carnival erupted into a riot in 1976. Over 300 people were injured and there were calls to ban the event.

Question 20

Who was Blair Peach and what did his death cause?

Answer 20

Death of Blair Peach, an Anti-Nazi league supporter and teacher in 1979, highlighted poor relation with the police. He was struck on the head with a police truncheon and died. The police only admitted they were responsible in 2010.

Question 21

What new movement emerged in the 1970s?

Answer 21

Environmentalism

Question 22

What did environmentalism do?

Answer 22

It covered a range of topics including industrial pollution, protection of wildlife and the dangers of nuclear waste.

Question 23

How did the rest of the UK view these environmentalists as?

Answer 23

The rest of the population viewed people who supported these ideas, as ‘do gooders’. These set the seeds for the formation of the Green party in 1984.

Question 24

When did skinhead culture become a thing in the UK?

Answer 24

1960s

Question 25

Why did skinhead culture come about?

Answer 25

Skinhead culture mainly connected to quickly declining town centers and the 1960s invention of blocks of flats, most recruits came from the working classes who are increasingly disappointed with job opportunities and failure of old industries.

Question 26

How was the education system linked to skinhead culture?

Answer 26

Skinhead’s were victims of the education system at the time; these schools were under-financed and ill equipped.

Question 27

How did Skinhead’s become racist?

Answer 27

Skinhead’s become racist relatively quickly due to their hate for the Asians who were getting the jobs over the skinheads.

Question 28

How did the way young people listened to radio change (in 1970s)?

Answer 28

Radios were cheaper and smaller so people were able to get them more easily, stations were now diversified so people were exposed to new music they had never heard before. Young people were actually now consumers so companies had to sell and advertise for their age demographic as well.

Question 29

How did the newspaper industry change?

Answer 29

Newspaper became more political and divided certain newspapers were right wing whilst other newspapers were left wing. The BBC preferred the TV markets to the newspapers. The introduction of the Tabloids.

Question 30

How did people spend their increasing leisure time?

Answer 30

People went shopping for clothes and other essential items along with going to things such as the cinema. People now with more disposable income had access to holidays.

Question 31

How did the increase of car ownership affect the leisure industry?

Answer 31

People in the UK, especially working classes were able to take short breaks or weekends away internally in the UK to places such as blackpool.

Question 32

How did increased travel affect the British tastes?

Answer 32

British people and the middle classes travelled more to hotter climates such as Spain and Greece. This led to the introduction of foreign food restaurants such as pizzerias and Greek kebab houses.

Question 33

How did the relaxing of censorship laws impact the theatre?

Answer 33

Their was a huge surge in artistic freedom, a big example of this was the play ‘Hair’.

Question 34

How did it impact film?

Answer 34

People would visit films due to what was in those films such as the Clockwork Orange which was then banned in 1972 due to what was in it. Films talked about issues such as poverty, sexual freedom and illegal abortion

Question 35

What was the prevailing belief about women in the 1960s?

Answer 35

Women should stay at home still and look after the home and the family, this was prevalent amongst the working classes.