SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE Flashcards
who encouraged the development of new programming on the BBC?
Hugh Green.
what year did ITV start?
1955
what year did BBC2 start?
1964.
% of population that had a tv in their home rose from …. in 1961 to …. in 1971?
75% in 1961.
91% in 1971.
who mostly was listening to the radio at this time?
teenagers.
what year was the sun launched?
1964.
why was their a growth in leisure activities?
bc now ppl were getting paid holiday and were stopping work on a Saturday.
what was common to do while watching tv?
knitting.
what did the tv increase mean for live activities?
less attendance bc now ppl were watching on tv.
why did activities like golf or shopping increase?
bc wider access to cars to easier travel.
when was Britannia airways founded?
1964.
package holidays grew from ….. in 1966 to …. in 1971?
4% in 1966.
8.4% in 1971.
who mostly went on package holidays?
really only the middle class.
when were the moon landings?
1969.
give one thing that became available to women from the impact of scientific developments?
the contraceptive pill became available.
when was theatrical censorship abolished?
1968.
how did theatrical censorship become abolished?
private members bill + support from Roy Jenkins.
what happened in terms of film censorship?
remained under the British board of film censors - but movies were still made controversially.
where did second wave feminism begin?
USA.
what did second wave feminism argue?
women were unfulfilled with the restrictive nature of their lives.
working mothers were still portrayed as …?
unnatural.
by 1970, ….% of students were women?
28%
by 1970, only …% of women had reached managerial posts?
5%
when was the female eunuch published and by who?
1970 - Greer.
