Social issues

Question 1

what contributed towards prejudice against homosexuality

Answer 1

AIDS outbreak of 1987

Question 2

what was aids often referred to

Answer 2

‘the gay plague’

Question 3

what did the government do to com bat AIDS

Answer 3

set up needle exchanged in 1985

slogan of ‘don’t die of ignorance’

Question 4

what de-stigmatised aids

Answer 4

Diana shaking hands with AIDS patient at middlesex hospital

Question 5

what was the loony left accused of

Answer 5

promoting gay lifestyles by making support groups

Question 6

what was section 28 introduced in 1987

Answer 6

banned promotion of homosexuality by local authorities

Question 7

what happened to the age of consent for gay men in 1994

Answer 7

lowered from 21-18

Question 8

what reached record highs in the 90’s

Answer 8

divorce rates

Question 9

what percentage of children born in the 90’s had unmarried parents

Answer 9

30%

increased from 12% in the 80’s

Question 10

what agency was set up in 1993 to ensure parents paid maintenance for their children

Answer 10

child support agency

Question 11

what act did Mary Whitehouse play a part in introducing in 1994

Answer 11

the video recording act

Question 12

how many of the queens children marriages broke down in the 90’s

Answer 12

3 out of 4

Question 13

what movement caused moral panic in 1988-89

Answer 13

the second summer of love

raves and parties fuelled by MDMA

introduction of acid house from America

Question 13

what is an example of anti-establishment culture ion the arts

Answer 13

The Young British artists (YBA)including Damian hirst and Sarah lucas

Question 14

what were there protests against i9n 1992

Answer 14

M3 nd M11 extensions for environmental reasons

Question 15

what feminist movement occurred In the early 90’s

Answer 15

third wave feminism

Question 16

how did third wave feminism differ from second wave feminism

Answer 16

focused on stereotypes and prejudice not just legal prejudice

Question 17

what underground movement started in the 90’s to do with feminism and inspired bands like huggy bear

Answer 17

riot grrrl

Question 18

what message did the voice girls make mainstream

Answer 18

‘girl power’

Question 19

who became the first female speaker in the house of commons in 1992

Answer 19

Betty Boothroyd

Question 20

who became the first female leader of m15 in 1992

Answer 20

Stella Rimmington

Question 21

what percentage of women were employed by 1993

Answer 21

68%

Question 22

what number of employees were female by 1996

Answer 22

50%

Question 23

what was the average pay gap by 1996

Answer 23

20%

Question 24

how many non-white MP’s held their seats in 1992 after being elected in 1987

Answer 24

all 4 of them

Question 25

who was John Taylor and what happened him

Answer 25

black conservative leader for Cheltenham who lost his seat to the Lib Dems due to racist conservatives

Question 26

what happened to the gang who murdered Stephen Lawrence

Answer 26

not convicted due to insufficient evidence

Question 27

what did the Macpherson report say was the problem with the metropolitan police

Answer 27

it had been incompetent and was ‘institutionally racist’