‘What took place in the 1960s was nothing less than a ‘social revolution’. ...
During the 1960s there was huge social upheaval in many areas of society. ... Therefore although there was great ‘social change’, what took place in the
1960s was less than a ‘social revolution’, it was an ‘ideological revolution’
Change in society most often comes from a change in the way the we think,
therefore changes to education would demonstrate a social upheaval. In the 1960s
various educational reforms were passed which both made education more widely
available, and the education received far more structured. ... Other changes were then made continually into the 1960s and afterwards. ...
The most well documented example of a so called ‘social revolution’ in the
1960s was the youth movement. ... The main reason that the changes made
by teenagers were perceived as a ‘revolution’ is because they were so different from
what came before, yet as part of their rebellion the youth of the 1960s purposely chose
to be the antithesis of their parents. ... The most important
change that occurred during the 1960s in terms of teenagers was the realisation that
this age existed at all. ... The 1960s also marked a de-liberalisation of Britain’s race relations. ... Therefore it would be very difficult to describe the changes of the
1960s as a ‘social revolution’ in reference to race relations, the laws passed had been
pending for some time and in reference to immigration Britain actually became less
liberal. ... However, although in the 1960s women did begin
to question the image prescribed to them, the male dominated society was less than
happy to adjust to their new image. ... This has been celebrated
as one of the main success of the feminism movement of the 1960s and yet in 1970
women’s average hourly wage was still only 63% that of men’s. ...
Overall it would be an exaggeration to say that the changes in the position of
women in society were part of a ‘social revolution’ in the 1960s.
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