Social and cultural change

Question 1

How did mass media change in the 1960s?

Answer 1

it was grew in both size and type

Question 2

What is a prime example of how mass media grew so much?

Answer 2

televisions - now available everywhere

Question 3

What was a positive of the advancements of television?

Answer 3

televisions created a uniformity of culture and ended isolation of distant communities

Question 4

What form of entertainment did televisions replace?

Answer 4

cinema

Question 5

How much of the population had a tv in their home?

Answer 5

1961 - 75%
1971 - 91%

Question 6

How did the launch of ITV boost the advertising industry?

Answer 6

it allowed advertisers to reach the consumer in their own homes

Question 7

What did BBC2 accomplish in 1967?

Answer 7

it became the first channel to broadcast regular colour programmes

Question 8

How did the radio industry look during this time?

Answer 8

it survived - helped by the development of cheap portable transmitters, car radios, and headphones

Question 9

What caused leisure time to grow?

Answer 9

less people were expected to work on Saturday’s therefore weekends were now free

Question 10

Where is the centre of leisure time?

Answer 10

Home

Question 11

Ownership of what rapidly increased?

Answer 11

cars

Question 12

What is the percentage of journeys that cars took up?

Answer 12

77%

Question 13

Why did car ownership increase?

Answer 13

technological improvements made cars more affordable

Question 14

How does owning a car link to leisure time?

Answer 14

you can travel to places of leisure e.g., shopping centre

Question 15

How did the ability to go on holiday improve?

Answer 15

Britannica airways was founded in 1964

Question 16

How does a new airway link to leisure?

Answer 16

holidays abroad

Question 17

What was the impact of Brits going on holiday abroad on society?

Answer 17

injection of continental flavours within British taste

Question 18

Why was scientific developments a focus of the labour government?

Answer 18

Wilsons aim of modernisation

Question 19

What was the Anglo-French scientific development?

Answer 19

Supersonic Concorde aircraft

Question 20

What was built in Britain?

Answer 20

Post Office Tower

Question 21

What was the purpose of the Tower?

Answer 21

improve telecommunication

Question 22

What did playwrights begin to experiment with?

Answer 22

mentioning social issues within plays

Question 23

Who did playwrights who did address social issues often clash with?

Answer 23

Lord Chamberlain

Question 24

Who introduced the abolition of censorship bill?

Answer 24

George Strauss

Question 25

What did the abolition of censorship lead to within society?

Answer 25

screen violence and sex becoming more acceptable

Question 26

What was the belief of women that continued into the 60s from the 50s?

Answer 26

that the duty of women is to be a good wife and mother

Question 27

Why were women made about female education?

Answer 27

too slow progress - only 28% of people in higher education were women

Question 28

What was the percentage of women who reached managerial posts?

Answer 28

5%

Question 29

What was education like was those on the lower end of the social ladder?

Answer 29

education still had a domestic slant

Question 30

What NHS Act was passed in 1967?

Answer 30

Family Planning Act

Question 31

What 2 acts were passed in 1970 in regards to equality for women?

Answer 31

1- Matrimonial Property Act
2- Equal Pay Act

Question 32

What is a permissive society?

Answer 32

a time of sexual liberation, changes in morals, and new openness

Question 33

How were permissive ideas spread?

Answer 33

the media

Question 34

What type of culture was starting to spread?

Answer 34

drug culture

Question 35

What act was passed in relation to drug culture?

Answer 35

Dangerous Drugs Act - 1967

Question 36

What was the youth culture like?

Answer 36

it was a generation more likely to question norms

Question 37

Who did the youths often clash with?

Answer 37

parents / older generation

Question 38

How was youth culture largely defined?

Answer 38

fashion and music

Question 39

What were the two most popular subcultures during this time?

Answer 39

• skinheads
• hippies

Question 40

What were the social attitudes towards immigration like?

Answer 40

tensions from the 50s remained

Question 41

What 2 acts were passed to protect racial minorites?

Answer 41

2 Race Relations Acts
1 = 1965
2 = 1968

Question 42

What famous anti-immigration speech was given by Enoch Powell?

Answer 42

rivers of blood speech