Social issues Flashcards
what contributed towards prejudice against homosexuality
AIDS outbreak of 1987
what was aids often referred to
‘the gay plague’
what did the government do to com bat AIDS
set up needle exchanged in 1985
slogan of ‘don’t die of ignorance’
what de-stigmatised aids
Diana shaking hands with AIDS patient at middlesex hospital
what was the loony left accused of
promoting gay lifestyles by making support groups
what was section 28 introduced in 1987
banned promotion of homosexuality by local authorities
what happened to the age of consent for gay men in 1994
lowered from 21-18
what reached record highs in the 90’s
divorce rates
what percentage of children born in the 90’s had unmarried parents
30%
increased from 12% in the 80’s
what agency was set up in 1993 to ensure parents paid maintenance for their children
child support agency
what act did Mary Whitehouse play a part in introducing in 1994
the video recording act
how many of the queens children marriages broke down in the 90’s
3 out of 4
what movement caused moral panic in 1988-89
the second summer of love
raves and parties fuelled by MDMA
introduction of acid house from America
what is an example of anti-establishment culture ion the arts
The Young British artists (YBA)including Damian hirst and Sarah lucas
what were there protests against i9n 1992
M3 nd M11 extensions for environmental reasons
what feminist movement occurred In the early 90’s
third wave feminism
how did third wave feminism differ from second wave feminism
focused on stereotypes and prejudice not just legal prejudice
what underground movement started in the 90’s to do with feminism and inspired bands like huggy bear
riot grrrl
what message did the voice girls make mainstream
‘girl power’
who became the first female speaker in the house of commons in 1992
Betty Boothroyd
who became the first female leader of m15 in 1992
Stella Rimmington
what percentage of women were employed by 1993
68%
what number of employees were female by 1996
50%
what was the average pay gap by 1996
20%
how many non-white MP’s held their seats in 1992 after being elected in 1987
all 4 of them
who was John Taylor and what happened him
black conservative leader for Cheltenham who lost his seat to the Lib Dems due to racist conservatives
what happened to the gang who murdered Stephen Lawrence
not convicted due to insufficient evidence
what did the Macpherson report say was the problem with the metropolitan police
it had been incompetent and was ‘institutionally racist’
