Chapter 7

Question 1

What happened to tv in 60s

Answer 1

More populism, satire and realistic drama itv started in 1955 and bbc2 in 1964, the percentage of the population that had a tv increased from 75% in 1961 to 91% in 1971

Question 2

What happened to radio in the 60s

Answer 2

Although television grew in popularity radio remained important, teenagers listened to popular music broadcast firstly by pirate radio stations and then from radio Luxembourg and bbc radio1

Question 3

What happened to print media in the 60s

Answer 3

Newspapers and magazines also survived by adapting. The sun was launched in 1964 and maintained a High readership by reflecting popular culture

Question 4

What scientific development was there in the 60s

Answer 4

Human space travel(1961)
Moon landings (1969)
And Concorde

Question 5

What impact did scientific developments have

Answer 5

The pill
Making more affordable products and introducing new fabrics in fashion

Question 6

What happened to censorship in the 60s

Answer 6

Theatrical censorship was abolished in 1968 due to private members bill supported by Roy Jenkins
However film censorship remained but films such as : darling 1965 Alfie 1966 and here we go round the mulberry bush (1967) pushed the boundaries

Question 7

Where did second wave feminism come from

Answer 7

America

Question 8

How where women’s lives restricted in the 60s

Answer 8

Working mothers were still portrayed as unnatural
By 1970 28% of students were women. But this had not led to greater employment opportunities; by 1970 only 5% or women reached managerial posts
Girls education still tended to be dominated by domestic skills
Women were generally paid less than men

Question 9

What feminist texts where published in the 60s

Answer 9

The feminine mystique p ( 1963) women the longest revolution (Mitchell 1966)
The female eunuch Greer (1970)

Question 10

When was the first women’s conference and what was discussed

Answer 10

The women’s liberation Conference was held in 1970 it demanded equal pay free contraception abortion on request equal education and employment free 24 hour childcare

Question 11

When was the national health service act

Answer 11

1967
Allowed authorities to provide contraception and contraceptive advice

Question 12

What other legislation for women was past in 1967

Answer 12

The divorce act it made it easier for marriages to end

Question 13

When and what was the matrimonial property act

Answer 13

1970 helped ensure that a woman’s role in the home was taken into account in divorce settlements

Question 14

When and what was the equal pay act

Answer 14

1970 equal pay act established the principle of equal pay for equal work although it did not come into force for 5 years

Question 15

How did leisure at home change during the 1960s

Answer 15

Traditional activities such as gardening and cooking remained popular and television programmes reflected these interests. Other hobbies such as knitting could be done at the same time as watching television.

Question 16

How did leisure out of the home change in the 1960s

Answer 16

Television meant that attendance at live entertainments such as the theatre and football matches fell. But greater access to cars enabled people to travel more easily to activities Such as golf or shopping

Question 17

How did leisure change in the holidays change during 1960s

Answer 17

Britannia airways was founded in 1964 to fly holidaymakers to destinations Such as Spain and Malta. Package holidays grew from under 4% of holiday in 1966 to 8.4% In 1971 though this was limited to the middle classes

Question 18

What is the permissive society

Answer 18

Refers to liberal changes in society including attitudes and the impact of the liberalising legislation

Question 19

What showed the permissive society to be more permissive ( legislation)

Answer 19

-the availability of contraception
- easier access to divorce
- decriminalisation of sexuality

Question 20

What showed the permissive society to be permissive (sex and sexuality)

Answer 20

-number of illegitimate births rose from 5.8% to 8.2% between 1960 and 1970
-changing attitudes to sex exemplified by the phrase “free love”
-rates of sexually transmitted diseases were rising

Question 21

What showed the permissive society to be permissive (media and drugs)

Answer 21

-decline in censorship and rise in more daring and controversial themes in books and films
- greater visibility of drugs in popular cultures such as the Beatles using cannabis and lsd
- the use of cocaine and heroin rose by ten times
- 1968 wootton report recommended the decriminalisation of soft drugs

Question 22

What was the effects of the wootton report

Answer 22

The use of cannabis gained discussion in parliament showing goverment was ready to look at more controversial issues showing society as more perimissive

Question 23

What showed the idea of a permissive society as limited

Answer 23

• Catholic Church opposed the use of the contraceptive pill
• the wootton report was rejected by Home Secretary James Callaghan
• sentence for supplying drugs was incresssd in 1970 to 14 years
• surgery’s found most young people were virgins before marriage or their married person was their first sexual partner and only
• surveys found that more young people used tobacco and alcohol more than illegal drugs

Question 24

How was youth culture defined by fashion

Answer 24

Clashes were often created with the older generation over fashion, women wore trousers and miniskirts and men wore bright patterns as traditional rules were abandoned

Question 25

How was youth culture seen in music

Answer 25

Pirate radio stations broadcast pop music; in 1967 bbc started radio 1 to respond to the demand. Likewise television also broadcast youth music shows such as ready steady go from 1963 and top of the pops from 1964

Question 26

What youth subcultures were there by the end of the 60s

Answer 26

Skinheads evolved from mod culture; hippies rejected social conventions and promoted free love, environmentalism and peace.

Question 27

What key events were there in the anti Vietnam movements

Answer 27

1965: teach ins held at Oxford uni and lse
1966: the Vietnam solidarity campaign set up
1968: violence broke out at an anti Vietnam riot held outside the American embassy in grosevenor square
1968: battle of grosvenor square 200 People arrested

Question 28

What happened to imigration in the 60s

Answer 28

Immigration from the new commonwealth continued into the 60s

Question 29

What happened in 1964 (Notting hill carnival)

Answer 29

The Notting Hill carnival became an annual event

Question 30

What was the race relations act 1968

Answer 30

1968: banned discrimination in housing, employment and services. The race relations board was strengthened through problems remained.

Question 31

What was the 1965 race relations act

Answer 31

Forbade discrimination in public places based on race. It also set up the race relations board to deal with complaints 734 out of the 982 cases were dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Question 32

What was the 1962 commonwealth immigrants act

Answer 32

The act restricted the entry of commonwealth citizens into the United Kingdom. Only those with work permits were permitted entry

Question 33

What was the 1948 British nationality act

Answer 33

The act gave commonwealth citizens free entry to Britain

Question 34

What was the 1968 commonwealth immigration act

Answer 34

This act restricted uk citizenship to those born in the uk and their children or granchildren. Those without a family connection were no longer permitted

Question 35

What was the 1968 commonwealth immigration act in response to

Answer 35

The mass migration of persecuted Kenyan Asians

Question 36

What happened in April 1968

Answer 36

Enoch Powells rivers of blood speech resulted in him being sacked a poll found that 75 percent of the population agreed

Question 37

What were the results of the 1965 survey in north London

Answer 37

• one in 5 didny want to work with black people or Asian
• 50% said they didn’t want to live next door to a Blavk person
• nine out of ten dissaproved of mixed marriages