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• What was the time period discussed regarding resistance to permissiveness in Britain?

  1951 to 1979
• What was a major source of opposition to a permissive society in Britain?

  Conservative and religious groups
• Who led the backlash against perceived vulgarity in television?

  Mary Whitehouse
• What organization did Mary Whitehouse found in 1965?

  National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association
• What did Mary Whitehouse lobby for?

  Stricter censorship
• What concerns did politicians like Margaret Thatcher express?

  Erosion of traditional values
• What economic factors contributed to a conservative shift in attitudes during the 1970s?

  Rising unemployment, inflation, and industrial unrest
• How did the economic downturn of the 1970s affect social attitudes?

  Fostered a more reactionary social climate
• What legal reform was enacted in 1967 regarding homosexuality?

  Sexual Offences Act
• Despite the Sexual Offences Act (1967), what remained a significant issue for homosexuality?

  High stigma and continued arrests
• What barriers did women still face despite the Equal Pay Act (1970)?

  Significant barriers in the workplace
• What act was passed in 1975 to promote gender equality?

  Sex Discrimination Act
• What societal expectations remained largely traditional for women?

  Domestic expectations
• What legislative efforts were made to combat racial discrimination?

  Race Relations Acts of 1965, 1968, and 1976
• What was a significant consequence of racial discrimination despite legislative efforts?

  Rise of the far-right National Front
• Where did increasing racial tensions particularly manifest?

  Inner-city areas
• What factors highlight the resistance to a permissive society in Britain from 1951 to 1979?

  • Opposition from conservative and religious groups
  • Backlash led by Mary Whitehouse
  • Economic downturn of the 1970s
  • Continued stigma against homosexuality
  • Barriers to gender equality
  • Persistent racial discrimination
• What were the key social changes in Britain between 1951 and 1979?

  • Emergence of a permissive society
  • Legal reforms like the Sexual Offences Act
  • Gender equality advancements through Equal Pay Act and Sex Discrimination Act
  • Legislative efforts against racial discrimination
• What years did the significant shifts in social attitudes occur in Britain?

  1951 to 1979
• How did youth culture in the 1960s challenge traditional norms?

  By embracing new forms of self-expression
• What music genre emerged in the 1960s that reflected youth culture?

  Rock and roll
• What did the countercultural movements of the late 1960s reject?

  Conservative values
• Which two bands are mentioned as influential in promoting messages of freedom and rebellion?

  The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
• What significant change occurred in 1967 regarding contraception?

  The birth control pill became widely accessible
• What landmark trial in 1960 symbolized a more relaxed attitude towards explicit content?

  The Lady Chatterley’s Lover obscenity trial
• What did the second-wave feminist movement advocate for?

  Equal pay and reproductive rights
• Who led campaigns to restore traditional values in relation to television?

  Mary Whitehouse
• What was the general response from older generations to the changes in social attitudes?

  Resistance to the perceived moral decline
• What were the key components of the changing social attitudes and youth culture from 1951 to 1979?

  • Rise of youth culture in the 1960s
  • Embrace of self-expression through music and fashion
  • Emergence of rock and roll and punk movements
  • Increased availability of contraception
  • Landmark obscenity trial of Lady Chatterley’s Lover
  • Second-wave feminist movement advocating for rights
  • Resistance from older generations and conservative groups
• What was the impact of youth culture and feminism on society?

  They drove significant social change
• How did the extent of permissiveness acceptance vary across society?

  It remained limited across all sectors
• What was one major impact of WWI on the landed elite?

  It contributed to their decline
• How did WWI affect the lives of the landed elite?

  • Disproportionately heavy toll on lives
  • 19% of peers and their sons died
  • 20.7% of Old Etonians died
  • Many served as officers leading troops
• What percentage of men in the army died during WWI?

  12.9%
• Why did a higher percentage of peers and their sons die in WWI?

  They tended to serve as officers
• What financial changes occurred due to WWI that impacted the landed elite?

  • Huge increase in income tax
  • Inheritance tax increased significantly
  • Estates over £2 million faced 40% duty
  • Income tax rose from 2% to 57% for incomes over £2,500
• What was the income tax rate for incomes over £2,500 in 1914?

  2%
• What was the income tax rate for incomes over £2,500 in 1925?

  57%
• When were death duties increased after WWI?

  • Increased in 1929
  • Increased in 1946
  • Increased in 1949
  • Not reduced until 1979
• What challenges did the landed elite face in managing their estates post-WWI?

  • Wartime restrictions on raising rents
  • Reduction of available labor
  • Increased difficulty in funding country estates