Social Developments: Developments in The Permissive Society Flashcards

1
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What did The Sun implement in to their newspaper?

A

The “Page 3 Girl”

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2
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What was the impact of the “Page 3 Girl”

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The Sun’s sales went from 1.5 million in 1970 to 3.8 million in 1980

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3
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What was the new scale of The Sun by 1980?

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They were now the largest selling newspaper

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4
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What was significant about The Sun implementing the page 3 girl?

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Practices such as this in business were now more acceptable, and also happily accepted by the consumers judging by the large increase in sales throughout the 1970’s

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5
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When did Princess Margaret get a divorce?

A

1978

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6
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What was significant about Princess Margarets divorce?

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It was the first divorce in the royal family and showed culture was changing around divorces

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7
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Which group was set up in this decade that was heavily opposed?

A

Paedophile Action for Liberation

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8
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Which groups opposed PAL? What did they do?

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Newspapers criticised the organisation for existing, the public would sometimes throw bricks through windows of where PAL was located

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9
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How many divorces were there in 1950 compared to 1970?

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2 in 1000 marriages ended in divorce in 1950. 10 in 1000 marriages ended in divorce in 1970

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10
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How many marriages ended in divorce in 1980?

A

1/3

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11
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How many children were born out of wedlock by 1980?

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10%

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