The Affluent Society 1951-1964: Society

Question 1

How much did car ownership increase by between 1957 and 1959?

Answer 1

25%- led to greater road construction, greater commuting and further developments in the suburbs of towns

Question 2

How many visitors did Butlins attract a week?

Answer 2

60,000

Question 3

How much did mens weekly wages increase by between 1951 and 1961?

Answer 3

1951- £8.30
1961- £15.35

Question 4

When did rationing end?

Answer 4

1954

Question 5

How much did TV ownership increase by between 1957, 1959 and 1960?

Answer 5

• Increased by 32% between 1957 and 1959
• By 1960 there were 10 million TV sets in use and it was estimated that 50% of the population watched TV in the evening

Question 6

How were women primarily seen in the 1950’s?

Answer 6

• As housewives
• The ideal women was a wife and a mother

Question 7

How many women went out to work in 1951?

Answer 7

1/5

Question 8

What was paid to women and what did it do?

Answer 8

• Family allowance
• Ensured that women didn’t need to work and the welfare state was based on the nuclear family and full employment for men

Question 9

What was 1 of the reasons why women had to be dependent on their husbands?

Answer 9

Mortgages and bank accounts were in men’s names, meaning women were largely financially dependent on their husbands

Question 10

Why did trade unions not support women working?

Answer 10

They believed it would lower their wages

Question 11

How much did washing machine and fridge ownership increase between the years 1957 and 1959?

Answer 11

Washing machine- 54%
Fridge- 58%

Question 12

What was happening for women which spread from the US to the UK by the 1960’s?

Answer 12

2nd wave feminism

Question 13

How many Commonwealth immigrants had settled in Britain by 1958?

Answer 13

Around 210,000 (75% were male, working to support their families)

Question 14

How many immigrants did Britain receive in the 1950’s which seeked permanent residence?

Answer 14

676,000

Question 15

How many British people left for a life abroad throughout the 1950’s?

Answer 15

1.32 million

Question 16

What was the total inward and outward migration of Britain in the 1960’s?

Answer 16

Inward- 1.25 million
Outward- 1.92 million

Question 17

What event set out to discriminate against black people and when was it?

Answer 17

1. The Notting Hill riots- 1958
2. Landlords exploited competition for overcrowded and run down housing between black and white tenants
3. Large mobs of white youths attacked black individuals
4. The police response reflected racial discrimination

Question 18

What act was passed in 1962?

Answer 18

The Commonwealth Immigrants Act

Question 19

What did boys no longer have to do after 1960?

Answer 19

Take part in national service

Question 20

What were the 3 youth subgroups created in the 1950’s?

Answer 20

1. The Teddy Boys (early 1950’s)
2. The Mods and Modettes (late 1950’s)
3. The Rockers (late 1950’s)

Question 21

What were Teddy boys?

Answer 21

1. A working class phenomenon, mostly coming from council estates
2. Took part in the Notting Hill race riots and unprovoked immigrant attacks
3. Had an interest in rock and roll and R&B
4. Seen as a worrying phenomena and were linked with juvenile delinquency and rising crime

Question 22

What were mods and modettes?

Answer 22

1. Commonly rode around on vespas
2. Had frequent clashes with the rockers

Question 23

What were the rockers?

Answer 23

1. Mainly centred on motor cycles and rock and roll music
2. The media portrayed them as folk devils
3. Biker subculture
4. Damaged the public image of motorcycling in the UK and led to the politicalisation of the motorcycling community

Question 24

What was the event whereby the mods and rockers fought?

Answer 24

1. The Battle of Brighton- 1964
2. Fighting went on for 2 days
3. Left society with a distasteful/negative view of youth, striking moral panic