middle class

• what did men's wages do in this period

  rise from £8.30 to £13.55
• what were trade unions able to gain for the middle classes?

  paid time off

  working hours reduced

  paid overtime
• what were the working hours reduced to

  40hrs a week
• how many domestic holidays were there 1951-1961

  1951 - 27 million

  1961 - 34 million
• what happened to foreign holidays 1951-1961

  doubled from 2million in 1951 to 4 million in 1961
• what happens to the demand for cars

  there is an increase in demand

  1955 there is a 100% increase in the cars circulating. The same happens between 1955-1960. In 1955 half of all families have a car that they can use
• what was the result of the end of rationing

  the market opened up, meaning that there was the ability to buy better and different goods. eventually leading to consumerism.
• what was hire purchase

  you buy something on a loan and pay it off every month
• what was the impact of hire purchase

  it meant that people were able to have a higher living standards. however it meant that people didn't own all of their items, and it was easy to fall into debt.
• when did satellite tv arrive in the UK

  1958
• what was the impact of satellite TV

  it meant that American culture was adopted much more easily than beforehand.