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social issues Flashcards

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John Major speech at party conference 1993

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reflected a period of time where there were substantical social changes - said many found it concerting

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Thatcher’s influence

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very socially conservative, negative attitudes peaked in 1987

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identification of AIDS

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first case 1981
gay men at risk - ‘gay plague’

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government AIDS prevention campaign

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needle exchanges set up
leaflets distributed to houses and schools
billboards, TV and radio ads - ‘dont die of ignorance’

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Diana and AIDS

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visited and shook hands with AIDS patients

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AIDS impact on prejudice

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greater prejudice for gay people, more homophobia and violence

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councils and homosexuality

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‘loony left’ councils accused of promoting homosexual lifestyles by funding support groups

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Section 28

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prohibited the ‘promotion of homosexuality’

passed in response to book ‘Jenny lives with Eric and Martin’ about a young gilr living with her father and his boyfriend

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impact of section 28

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many believed it made it illegal to discuss homosexuality in schools

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reaction to section 28

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HR group ‘OutRage!’ used direct action - threatened to ‘out’ gay MPs

stonewall backed legal cases at the ECHR, challenging unequal age of consent and ban on homsexuals in armed forces

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marriage and divorce

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divorce rates hit record highs in 1990s - 2% divorced

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children

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born out of wedlock - doubled from 12% in early 1980s to 80% in early 1990s

single mothers and absent fathers criticised

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child support agency

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set up 1993
ensure that absent parents paid maintenance for their children

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contraception

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contraversially available to girls under the age of consent without parental knowledge

high court ruled could only be given with parental consent - overruled by HOL in 1985

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Video recording act

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1994
ensured videos had british film classifications attached

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What did conservative scandal show

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made it clear that the public expectation of behaviour of public figures was still high

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Major and class

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when became PM, aimed to create a classless society

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thatcher’s influence

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thatcher questioned much of the post war period
change = inevitable

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royal family in 1990s

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general decline in popularity

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royal marriages

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3/4 queen children marraiges declined

many extramarital affairs - phone recordings published

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royal finance

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public reaction to the financing of the restoration of Windsor Castle after fire in 1992

led to the Queen agreeing to pay tax on her private income and a reduction in the civil list

22
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princess diana

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her role in the media was contraversial

damaging revalations about her treatment by the royal family

crash of public support for royals after accused of not caring/responsibility for diana’s death in car crash

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Young British Artists (YBA)

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challanged ideas about what art was

created art from materials and processes not usually associated with art eg. dead animals

formed the bassis of the Sensation exhibition in 1997

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youth culture

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explosion of raves and parties

1988-89 - ‘second summer of love’

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drugs

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music with a psychedelic edge arrived from the USA - ‘acid house’

parties linked to the use of ecstacy
promoted a moral panic about drug-taking

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government response to youth culture

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passed the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act in 1994
gave more power to police to break up parties

27
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environmental action

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protests against road developments
1992 M3 and M1 junctions

brought together a wide range of people

many climed or chained themselves to trees due to be uprooted, built tunnels and lived underground

28
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‘third wave feminism’

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beggining of 1990s

broader than just legal and financial inequalities
more emphasis on breaking down stereotypes involving gender, race and sexuality

29
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Riot Grrrl movement

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female bands such as Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear sang about feminist issues

30
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‘girl power’

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message becoming more mainstream by mid 1990s

led by the Spice Girls

31
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Thatcher and feminism

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showed women could achieve highly

she did little for women
only 1 female cabinet minister
did not encourage women in HOC
‘I owe nothing to womens lib’

32
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higher education

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become more balanced
oxbridge became co-educational

33
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women in power

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1992
betty boothroyd first female speaker
Stella rimmington first female head of MI5

1994
first ordiantion of women as priests in the Church of England

34
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Rape within marriage

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1994 rape within marriage became a criminal offence

35
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women at work

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became increasingly normal for women to work

1993 68% women employed

1996 50% employees were women

womens pay improved and taxed separately to their husbands

36
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multiculturalism

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britain becoming more comfortable

no mass outbreaks of disorder

37
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riots

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1991 and 1992

in towns and cities

involved mainly young white men on deprived council estates

38
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HOC and race

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1987 4 non-white MPs were elected

1992 black conservative MP lost seat amid roumors of racism from local conservatoves

39
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police

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tensions remained between young black men and the police

murder of stephen lawrence

police not take seriously and accuse of ‘institutionally racist’

40
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asylum seekers

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sharp increase in number

fleeing from violent upheavals in places such as Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq

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migration

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continued to increase

many from new commonwealth such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

often relatives of those already in the UK

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muslims in the UK

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concerns started to be raised about integration into British society

contraversy over Salaman Rushdie novel
recieved many death threats
BUT many muslims viewed as acceptable

issues in Gulf war and Balkans highlighted tensions

Britain: 1987-1997 (4 decks)

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