Social Developments: Permissive Society Developments and Environmental Consciousness Flashcards
What did the public start to realise about progress in Britain?
It was negatively impacting the environment
What series did the BBC make highlighting the issues of Human progress to the environment?
Doom Watch
What was the scale of Doom Watch?
12 million British people watched it
What was the impact of Doom Watch?
It was even considered if the government should have an office to regulate ecological stability
Which party had radical views about how to improve British Environmental Conditions?
The People’s Party
What is an example of a radical policy that the Peoples Party proposed?
Having less children so less impact on the environment
How much political support did the peoples party get?
Not much due to their radical ideas.
How did thousands of people change their way of lives to meet environmental stability?
They attempted to become self sufficient
What did John Seymour write? What was significant about this?
Wrote a book on how to be fully self sufficient and it became a best-seller
What was a limitation of the Permissive Society in the 1960’s?
Only a small amount of privileged people were able to experience it
How did Sexual Liberation develop in to the 1970’s?
People felt comfortable to talk about sex more in public and buy sexually explicit media
What is an example of a sexually explicit film? What was its significance?
Confessions of a Window Cleaner, became the highest-grossing film of 1974
What did the success of Confessions of a Window Cleaner show about the extent of sexual liberation?
It was fully mainstream now, as this was a rather explicit film
Which Festival occurs where Traditional-minded people gather to talk about current social issues?
The Festival of Light
Who was a significant campaigner against sexual liberation?
Mary Whitehouse
