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In-Depth revision notes for the societal changes in Britain for the AQA History 2S specification.
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SocietySections 1,2,3,4,5, & 6
Section 1 (1951-1964) Section 2 (1964-1970) Section 3 (1970-1979)
Rising Living Standards: - Progress of Feminism: - Initial
Infrastructure run down - Women’s liberation meetings -
Needed new housing Expansion of Mass Media: - Disrupted 1970 Miss World
development so slums taken TV available everywhere - Conset with Flour Bombs -
down and housing built - Bys 1961 71% had a TV and However feminism split into
Traditional communities 10 years later 91% - Money different ideologies 1. Radical
broken down and new cities diverted from radio to TV - Feminists (rep rights, patriarchal
built - Men’s wages increased Launch of ITV - development society) 2. Socialists Feminists
by almost twice - Council of advertising - 1960s just 3 (class dimension, econ indepen)
house and rented BBC radio stations 3. Lesbian Feminism - Domestic
accomodation outnumbered Violence Act 1976 - Marches
homeowners at the time against Yorkshire Ripper
The Impact of affluence and The Sex Discrimination Act: -
Consumerism: - More Growth in leisure Activities: Helped set up Equal
consumers goods such as - TV 23% of leisure time - DIY Opportunities commission -
television, washing machines, and cooking also popular - However only launched 9
refrigerators - New leisure Live theatre shrunk - Car investigations in 9 years - Only
opportunities established - ownership increased, 77% 10% successful - Economic
32% more people owned a journeys by car - Tech position for women started to
TV - 50% of population developments meant it was improve - mortgage without men
watched TV - New DIYs such more affordable - Cars - 1975 Barbara Castle reformed
as gardening - Boom in car allowed some more holidays Social Security Pensions Act to
ownership rose by 25% in 2 and trips to places like be more generous to women -
years - Holiday camps shopping centres and Employment protection Act 1975
reached peak but holidays supermarkets - Brittania - Inequalities in Tradue Unions
aborad enjoyed by less than Airways funded and to women of colour - Wages
2% of the population 59% to 70% of men’s by 1977
Society 1
, Section 1 (1951-1964) Section 2 (1964-1970) Section 3 (1970-1979)
Class and the
‘Establishment’: -
Race and Immigration: - 1971
Deferential and conformist
Immigration Act restricted New
society - Class loyalties
Youth Culture: - Increased Commonwealth - More
strong in general elections -
living standard, spread of ed immigration from Uganda and
65% working class voted
and more leisure - Clashed Bangladesh - By 1974 over 1
Labour and 80% middle class
with parents - Largely defined million New Commonwealth
voted Conservatives -
by music and fashion - immigrants - Race Relations
Breakdown of this tradition
Women worte trousers and 1976 - Comission for Racial
after Suez Crisis in 1956
men velvets and satins - Equality - Growth of National
where corruption and blatant
London Fashion capital - Front - support by skinheads -
lying encouraged the
Popular music - New tech Thatcher’s words to complace
challenging to the existing
allowed cheap plastic record racists? - Unjust police
authorities - A barrier created
players and these were made treatment only 70 minority police
- Establishment included
accessible to all - New men - Suspicions of police
aristocracy, politicians, civil
subcultured emerged - attitudes highlighted by death of
servants, bishops, diplomats,
Skinheads from mods - Blair Peach - killed by police -
etc.. - Press coverage of the
Hippies and ‘flower power’ Reggae and ska music popular -
Profumo affair enhanced their
Multiculturalism - Racism in
flaws - Satire Boom in 1960s,
sports
e.g. Pritave Eye - Angry
Young Men
Society 2
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