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What caused a decline in the upper class after WW1. |
Death duties meant many had to sell stately homes and a higher than average proportion died in the war. |
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What gave people more equality in 1918? |
1918 representation of the people act. People became more affluent. |
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Post war attitudes |
War brought people together, however Britain's class system remained mostly intact |
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What did the 1950s and 1960s bring? |
An increase in liberal values |
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Decline in deference in 1954 |
An end of rationing in 1954 and the relaxation of consumer credit enabled working class households to enjoy more prosperity. |
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What effect did Tvs and Cinema have in class? |
Ridiculed social class. Questioned class system. Led to a satire boom which made fun of establishment. |
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What else reduced working class respect for upper classes in 1963 |
Sex scandal with the profumo scandal |
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Attitudes towards sex were decreasing and more people had sex before marriage in 1950s |
Yeah |
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Sexuality and the state: what happened in 1957 |
The wolfenden report concluded that homosexuality in private should be made legal for people over 21 |
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What was in the sexual offences act 1967 |
Decriminalize homosexuality. Most people disagreed with one interviewer citing 85% |
