Changing social attitudes Flashcards
What were the two main areas of social change?
Attitude to establishment
Culture
What were the key events of breaking down deference (51-64)?
1956 - Suez crisis
1958 - CND protests
1968 - Profumo affair
What did the profumo affair 1958 show?
Out of touch with people
Who were vocal critics (51-64)?
- Social scientists
- The angry young men
What social tensions were reflected in TV (51-64)?
- Racial - (sapphire)
- Violence - (Z cars)
- Social issues e.g. homelessness (cathy come home)
What action did Mary Whitehouse take?
She wanted cultural change from the immorality and depravity
How did Britain remain (1951-1964)?
Socially conservative
What does a permissive society mean?
A society with sexual liberation and a change in public and private morals with a new openess
What cultural changes were there (64-70)?
Reduction in censorship
What were films previously subject to?
British board of film classification
What did Mulberry bush show?
Sexual exploitation of teenagers
What was the response to the reduction in censorship?
1964 - Mary Whitehouse ‘clean up tv’ act
1965 - National viewers and listeners association
How many members were part of the national viewers and listeners association?
100,000
How successful was the national viewers and listeners association?
They failed to increase censorship
How much more prevalent did cocaine and heroin addiction become 1964-70?
10 times
What was the 1967 Dangerous drugs act?
Made possession of drugs unlawful
Who rejected what report in 1968?
James Callaghan (home secretary) rejected the Wooton report
What was the Wooton report?
Suggested that soft drugs should be lawful
What was the max sentence in prison in 1970 for supplying drugs?
14 years
Which schools started teaching about what war in 1965?
Oxford and London School of economics started teaching about Vietnam
When was the Vietnam solidarity campaign set up?
1966
What happened on 17th March 1968?
Violent anti-vietnam/war protests
How many were arrested at the battle of grosvenor square?
200
When was the battle of Grosvenor square?
28th March 1968
In October 1968 how many people peacefully protested?
30000
What is environmentalism?
Political philosophy concerning the health and welfare of the planet including Industrial pollution and Wildlife protection
What does ecology mean?
Health of natural environment
When was friends of the earth US set up?
1969
Which countries did friends of the earth expand to in 1971?
Sweden
France
Britain
When was greenpeace vancouver set up?
1971
Why was greenpeace vancouver set up?
To stop whaling
When was Greenpeace UK set up?
1977
Who and when were the pharmaceutical labs attacked?
Animal rights protestors 1973
When was the animal liberation front set up?
1976
Where was environmentalism seen in culture?
Watership down 1972 (rabbits forced to move from road development)
David Attenborough 1979 series life on earth
When was the people’s party formed?
1973
Why was the people’s party formed?
Teddy Goldsmith’s report ‘blueprint for survival’ showing self-sufficiency and a deindustrialised society
How many candidates did the people’s party put up in 1974 election?
5
What name did the people’s party change to and when?
1975 - ecology party
How many candidates did the ecology party put up in the 1979 election?
53
