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How Do Social Changes Affect Policy Development Flashcards

1
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What areas have their been a change in attitude towards that have resulted in changes in legislation?

A 
Racism
Assisted Suicide
Smoking
Domestic Abuse
Disability
Homosexuality
Technology
FGM
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Why has social change come about?

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The values of society change - views and attitudes
Structure of society
Demographic changes in society
The media
Changing role of women
Cultural changes
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Why has policy towards racism changed?

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Structure of society - more diverse/multicultural
Changing attitudes
Increase in popularity of diverse role models/artists
Media campaigning eg BLM

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What year was the first race relations act and the years it was modified?

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1965 - first
1968
1976

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What did the 1965 race relations act out in place?

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Prohibited discrimination on grounds of race in public places
Established the race relations board

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What did the 1968 race relations act put in place?

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Extended protection against discrimination beyond public places eg employment

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What did the 1976 race relations act out in place?

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Extended definition to include indirect racism

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What was the Macpherson Report and when was it?

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1999
Report after the racially motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence
Found that the police were institutionally racism and made changes to the institution

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What movement took place in 2020

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Black Lives Matter movement

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Why have there been changes in law surrounding technology?

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New laws needed to be introduced due to the advancements in technology; More crimes are now bing committed remotely

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What sort of crimes are committed remotely?

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Identity fraud

Revenge porn

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What laws have been introduced as a result of advancement in technology?

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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015: makes the sharing of revenge porn illegal

Voyeurism Act of 2019: made up skirting illegal

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Why have there been changes in laws regarding homosexuality?

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Diversity in society
Secularisation
Changes in attitudes
Decline in social stigma

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What year was homosexuality decriminalised and what was the punishments previously?

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1967

Homosexuality was punishable by death in the 16th century

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What act lowered the age of consent for homosexual sex to 16 and what year was it?

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1994

Sexual offences act

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What act made it illegal to discriminate someone due to their sexual orientation?

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Equality Act 2010

17
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What Act made same sex marriage legal and what year was it?

A

Marriage Act 2014

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