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What were Teenagers’ Spending Capabilities like at the start of the ’60s?

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Very High Spending

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What were Crime Rates like in the ’50s?

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  • More violence
    > Gangs of ‘Teddy Boys’
  • Drug use Increased
  • More Overall Crime
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Briefly, How did Affluence affect Society in the ’50s?

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  • Consumerist
  • Materialistic
  • Self-Indulgence
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Which people most commonly campaigned for large movements, notably CND?

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Young People

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What were the Private Member Bills (+when?)

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  • Would make Abortions Easier to Obtain
  • Failed, but Started Debate
  • ‘53, ‘60
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‘57 Homicide Act

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Abolished the Death Penalty, Except for Murderers who:
- killed police officers
- used firearms
- killed mid-burglary

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Wolfenden Committee

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  • ‘57
  • Reported Gay People + Prostitution
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How Many had a TV in their Homes in ‘61 + ‘71?

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75%, 91%

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How did Hugh Greene Change the BBC in the ’60s?

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  • Revised Nudity + Swearing Guidelines
  • Money was Diverted from Radio to TV
  • New Style of News Presentation
  • More Popular Programs
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When did Hugh Greene become Director-General of the BBC?

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‘60

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When did BBC 2 launch?

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April ‘64

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How did Radios change in the ’60s?

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  • Spread of Car Radios
  • Cheap + Portable Radios
  • Personal Radios, with Long-Life Battery + Earphones (used by Teenagers mostly)
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Explain Radio Stations in the ’60s

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  • In ‘60, there were 3 BBC Radio Stations
  • From ‘64, ‘Pirate Stations’ became popular
  • Pirate Stations were Banned, BBC Radio 1 was set up, Functioned as a (Legal) Replacement
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Explain Pirate Stations

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Radio Stations were set up on Boats Outside of Territorial Waters, trying to avoid Legal Restrictions to Music

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When + What was the Marine Broadcasting Act?

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  • Aug ‘67
  • Made Offshore Radio Illegal
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Why did People think that Print Media would Die in the ’60s?

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  • Less Popular, therefore Less Advertising Revenue
  • TV + Radio
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What was ‘The Sun’ like in the ’60s?

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  • Launched ‘64, replaced a Serious Paper
  • ‘The Only Newspaper Born of the Age We Lie In’
  • Associated with more Permissive Attitudes
  • Very Popular
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Before the ’60s many were Expected to Work on Saturday Mornings + Weekends

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The ‘Good Old Days’ were run by Satanists + Society has only been liveable after the Growth in Leisure Activities during the ’60s.

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How much of ‘Leisure Time’ did TV account for in ‘69?

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23%

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Popular Hobbies in the ’60s

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  • TV
  • DIY
  • Gardening
  • Older Pastimes (Knitting etc.) Could be done while Watching TV
  • Holidays
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How did use of Cars Change in the ’60s?

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  • 77% of Journeys were by Car
    > More Affordable
  • Train, Coach + Bus use Declined
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New Medical + Scientific Development of the ’60s (that affected normal people)

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  • Media (TV + Radio)
  • Travel
  • Fashion
  • Contraceptive Pill
  • New Household Appliances
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First example of Censorship being knocked down

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  • ‘60
  • ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ published by Penguin Books
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What had Previously Upheld Censorship?

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  • Plays needed to be Approved by the Lord Chamberlain + Get a Licence
  • Theatre Owners could be Prosecuted if a play didn’t have a Licence
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‘68 Theatres Act

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  • Abolished the Lord Chamberlain’s Right to Censor Stage Plays
  • There was Some Resistance, but it was Never Enough to Change it Back
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Women Liberation Movement

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  • Made up of Uni Educated Prosperous Group of Women
  • ‘The Female Eunuch’ by Germaine Greer was very influential
  • Campaigned for Feminism in the ’60s
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% of Students in Higher Education who were Women, ‘70

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28%

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Did the Number of Female Politicians Increase of Decrease After WWII

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Decrease
- Many Women returned to their Pre-War Domestic Roles in the ’50s

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National Women’s Co-Ordination Committee - When + What did they Stand For?

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  • ‘69
  • Equal Pay
  • Free Contraception + Abortion On Request
  • Equal Education + Jobs
  • Free 24hr Childcare
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Progress made by the NWCC (Based Feminism Committee)

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  • ‘70 Matrimonial Property Act:
    > Work of a Wife (Domestic or at Work) taken into Account during a Divorce
  • ‘70 Equal Pay Act
    > Equal Pay for Work
    > Only Enforced in ‘75
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Overview of Feminism in ’60s

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  • Evolution, not Revolution, for Women
  • Some Breakthroughs, BUT
    > Inequalities (Pay, Jobs, Education)
    > Discrimination
    > Stereotyping
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‘67 Abortion Act

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  • Legalised Abortion up to 24 weeks
  • 2 Doctors had to Agree Birth would be Harmful to either the Mother or Baby
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Barbara Castle

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  • ‘68
  • Became First Female Secretary of State
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Changing attitudes to Sex in the ’60s

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  • More Common in Literature and Music
  • The Pill was More Common
  • From Procreation to Recreation
  • 56% of people changed their opinions on Pre-Marital Sex during the ’60s
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Use of Drugs

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  • Present in Popular Music
  • In ‘52, the first Teenager was Charged with Marijuana Possession
  • In ‘67, there were 2,500 Prosecutions
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When was the Death Penalty Abolished?

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‘67

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What were the 2 Rival Teenage Mobs Clashing on the Seaside Called?

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Mods and Rockers

38
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What did the Youth Clash with their Parents Over?

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  • Music
  • Fashion
  • Moral Standards
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Name 2 Youth Sub-Cultures that Emerged during the ’60s

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  • Skinheads (Evolved From Mods)
  • Hippies
40
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Vietnam Solidarity Campaign

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  • ‘66
  • Support Among Uni Students
  • Massive Support
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Political Implications of the ‘Permissive Era’

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  • Reforms in Higher Education and Civil Liberties
  • Increased Awareness of Inequality
  • Little Overall Impact, Seeing as All they Needed was Love
    (Yes I stole that)

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