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THE SIXTIES
In the 1960s there was a transformation in British ideas and modes of behaviour so for this reason in the 1960s started a sort of cultural revolution.
For the first time young people became protagonist and important in the society (they had more moral indipendence) and there was a genera mood of rebellion (such as university occupation), dissatisfaction, frustration and uneasiness. In these years there were many changes:
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In 1966 Mary Quant was producing the miniskirt which was set about 7 inchess above the knee. She then opened a fashion boutique in Carnaby Street in London. "Swinging London" and Liverpool became the world capitals of youth culture
England was the world leader in musical fashion: The Beatles and Rolling Stones brought new vitality to popular culture and there were new music genre such as punk rock, heavy metal and new wave.
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In 1967 there were many changes as regards legislation in the sphere of sexual mores (moral conventions)
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SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT: stated that the homosexual act between two consenting adults was no longer a crime
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MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY ACT: estabilished that a wife's work should be considered as an equal contribution for the family and had to be considered in the case of divorce
RACIAL TENSIONS
The immigrants were making a valuable contribution to the British economy but they were employed mainly in the lowest-paid jobs.
The final goal of the British gvernament would be integration so not a flattering process of assimilation but as equal opportunity regardless the individual culture in an atmosphere of mutual tolerance.
THE RACE RELATIONS ACT (1968): tried to prevent unequal treatment of coloured people by punishing anyone ho refuse to give them an employment, housing or services of any kind
GENERAL PART
"The Swinging Sixties" is an important decade for Britan because in just 10 years, London had transformed from a conservative city into a capital full of freedom, hope and promise
Young people became finally important in the society and they were finally allowed to do what they want
This was due to the fact that people decided just to forget about the troubles of the Second World War. The parents of the 60s teens had spent their lives in that war, so now they wanted their own children to enjoy their youth and be able to have more fun and freedom
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AMERICAN SOCIETY
In the 1960s (dominated by mass production and consumerism, thesubject for the Pop Art Movement) youth rebellion took on various forms
Many young people was against Vietnam War and began to question traditional moral values, making the start of the anti-war movement and the civil rights movement
In 1963 John Kennedy was assassinated and Martin Luther King delivered his famous speech "I have a dream"
By 1968 the limitations of American power had become obvious. All this quickly degenerated into anger and riots all over the US. In the same Year Martin Luther King and Kennedy's brother were assassinated