how social changes affect policy development

Question 1

what are social values?

Answer 1

rules that are shared by most people in a culture or the ideas that they hold in value. they are more general guidelines

Question 2

for example?

Answer 2

we should respect our elders like giving up our seats, letting women and children leave a sinking ship before men

Question 3

what are norms?

Answer 3

social expectations that guide behaviour, and explain people’s behaviour and why they act the way they do. they keep in check deviant behaviour

Question 4

for example?

Answer 4

in the uk people wear dark clothes for a funeral but in china the colour of warning is white

Question 5

what are mores?

Answer 5

morals or good ways of behaving

Question 6

for example?

Answer 6

too serious to break e.g murder or sexual offences against children

Question 7

how social values, norms and mores have changed over the years

Answer 7

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Question 8

how has smoking changed over the years?

Answer 8

1930s - smoking was glamourised and encouraged
film stars were smoking in movies and it was acceptable to smoke indoors, e.g restaurants
1950s - link between tobacco and lung cancer was found and published
concerns of dangers of smoking - warnings on cigarette packets, campaigns to stop smoking e.g anti smoking campaign

Question 9

examples of restrictive legislation?

Answer 9

tobacco advertising and promotion act 2002 which banned advertising and promotion of tobacco products, the health act 2006 banning smoking in the workplace

Question 10

how has homosexuality changed over the years?

Answer 10

1600s - punishable by death. removed in 1900s but still prohibited to sex between males - oscar wilde was convicted and served two years
1967 - decriminalised. sexual acts between men over 21 privatised legalised, lowered to 18 & 16
civil partnerships act 2004, same sex marriage act 2013

Question 11

why has the view of homosexuality changed?

Answer 11

cultural changes, society is less religious which many believed homosexuality is wrong - less belief in god

Question 12

how has women’s rights changed over the years?

Answer 12

married women were to stay at home and look after the children while men went to work. unmarried women were employed in teaching or cooking

Question 13

examples of legislation?

Answer 13

1928 - women received the right to vote
1970 - the equal pay act ,made it illegal to pay women lower rates than men for the same work
1975 - sex discrimination act made it illegal to discriminate against women in work or education