chapter 7- social and cultural change Flashcards
what percentage oh British households had TV’s by 1970
91%
when was BBC 2 launched
1964
what did BBC2 become the first channel to do in 1967
regularly broadcast colour programmes
how many radio stations were there at the start of the 60’s
3
how did people access pop music at the start of the 60’s
pirate radio stations like BBC Luxembourg
what replaced pirate radio stations when they were banned
BBC one
what was the result of expanding TV and radio on printed media
ad revenue and readership fell
what replaced the daily herald in 1964
the sun
who bought the sun in 1969 and what ddi this result in
Rupert Murdoch
more permissive attitudes in the paper which led to increased popularity
what percentage of leisure time did TV account for in 1969
23%
what percentage of journeys were in cars by 1970
77%
how many more holidays abroad were there in 1971 than 1961
3 million
when was the post office tower opened
1965
when was the bill to abolish theatre censorship passed
1968
who was behind the bill to abolish theatre censorship
George Strauss with the support of Roy Jenkins
what ddi plays previously have to do before the abolishment of theatre censorship
gain a licence from the lord chamberlain office
what did 13 members of the cast of the play ‘Hair’ do in London in 1968
faced the audience naked for 30n seconds
what were films still having to comply to in the 60’s
the British board of film censors
what are examples of controversial films in the 60’s
Darling 1965
Alfie 1966
he owe go round the mulberry bush 1967
where and when did second wave feminism begin
america- 1963
what started second wave feminism
Betty Friedan publishing The feminine mystique
what percentage of those in higher education were women by 1970
28%
what percentage of women reached managerial posts in 1970
5%
what ddi the family planning act of 1967 do
allowed local authorities to provide contraceptives and advice to women
how ddi the number of illegitimate births change from 1960-1970
5.8 to 8.2%
what did a feminist rally in 1969 lead to
the establishment of the women’s coordination committee
what was held for the first time in 1970 at ruskin’s college oxford
the first women’s liberation conference
what demands were put forward at the women liberation conference in 1970
equal pay
free contraception and abortion on request
equal educational and job opportunities
free 24-hour childcare
what ddi the 1970 matrimonial property act establish
the work of a wife should be taken in to account in divorce settlements
when was the equal pay act established and when did it come into play
established 1970
started 1975
what can the 60’s be described as for women
a time of evolution not revolution
what ddi Mary Whitehouse set up in 1965 and how many members did It have
the national viewers and listeners association
100,000
what became ten times more prevalent in the early 60’s
cocaine and heroine addiction
what did the dangerous drugs act 1967 do
made it unlawful to posses soft drugs
what did James Callaghan say he wanted to do for society
‘to call a halt to the rising tide of permissiveness’
what was the maximum sentence for supplying drugs increased to in 1970
14 years
what lifestyle promoted drug culture
hippy- LSD etc
what did a survey in 1969 show about teenagers
they spent more time at home listening to music than at clubs or festivals
what show launched in 1964 that made popular music more accessible
top of the pops
what occurred at Oxford and LSE in summer of 1965
teach-ins on the Vietnam war
what was founded in 1966 about the Vietnam war
the Vietnam solidarity campaign
when were there anti-vietnams protests outside the American embassy
17th and 28th March 1968wh
at was the aftermath of the battle of Grosvenor square
200 arrested
how many people were part of an anti-vietnams protest in October 1968
30,000
what happened to a speaker on the Vietnam war from the American embassy at Sussex university in 1968
got covered in red paint
what did a survey in north London in 1965 show about race relations
1 in 5 objected to working with blck or asian people
1 in 2 said they would refuse to live next to black or asian people
9 out of 10 disapproved of interracial marriages
when was the first race relations act passed
1965
what did the first race relations act do
forbade discrimination in public places
set up race relations board
ignored discrimination in housing or employment
what led to the commonwealth immigration act in 1968
sudden influx of Kenyan asians
what did they commonwealth immigration act do
limited the amount of non-white commonwealth citizens who could come to the uk
when did enoch Powell make his rivers of blood speech
1968
what did his rivers of blood speech result in for Powell
heath sacked him from shadow cabinet and never spoke to him again
what was the aftermath of Powells sacking
dockers and meat porters striking outside Downing Street
what did a pole about Powell show in 1968
75% of people agreed with what he said
when was the second race relations act set up
1968
what ddi the second race relations act do
banned discrimination in housing and employment
gave race relations board more power
how many complaints of discrimination in employment did the RRB receive up to 1972 and how many did it act on
1241 complaints
upheld 10% of them
what became an annual event from 1964
notting hill carnival
what influence ddi immigration have on youth
hippies war Kaftans and ethic beads
ska music came from the carribean
how many more working days were lost in 1970 compared to 1959
3 million (10-13)
what formed in Birmingham in 1965
British branch of KKK
who visited smethwick in 1965
Malcom X
what ddi Harold Wilson describe Peter Griffiths as
a ‘parliamentary leper’
