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New Consensus, 1987-97: Social issues - Coggle Diagram
New Consensus, 1987-97: Social issues
Social liberalism
The 'Loony Left' were accused of 'promoting' homosexuality by funding support groups and books like 'Jenny lives with Eric and Martin' caused public outcry.
1994, age of consent for gay men reduced to 18, however it wasn't lowered to 16 until 2000.
1988, Section 28: banned the 'promotion' of homosexuality by local authorities - schools couldn't discuss homosexuality - led to isolation of gay ppl.
2000, ban on homosexuals in the military was finally lifted
AIDS crisis referred to a the 'gay plague', increases prejudice of gay ppl.- Dianna 1987, shook hands with someone with AIDS.
Mary Whitehouse led a campaign against 'video nasties' inflating the pass of the Video Recordings Act in 1994.
Divorce rates hit record highs in the 90s, and the % of babies born to unmarried parents more than doubled form 12% in the early 80s to 30% by the 90s.
1993, murder of Jamie Bulger: shocked Britain, 3 yr old kidnapped and murder by 2 10yr old boys - moral panic
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Women
Phenomenon of 'girl power' - emergence of powerful female characters on TV such as in Buffy the Vampire Slayer + Spice Girls
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90s saw the start of 3rd wave feminism - emphasis on breaking stereotypes about women, race, gender and sexuality.
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1994, rape within marriage was criminalised.
Became increasingly normal for women to work - by 1996, 50% of employees were women.
Race relations
1987, general election - 4 non white MPs were elected - Britain appeared to be more comfortable with multiculturalism.
1993, Murder of Stephen Lawrence - black 18yrs old murdered in a racially motivated attack by a gang of white youths. The police response was highly criticised for filking to investigate properly - no suspects convicted.
1991-1992, series of riots across the country involving mainly young white men on deprived council estates.
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1998, The MacPherson Report was published and concluded the Metropolitan Police were 'institutionally racist'.
1990s, rise in asylum seekers fleeing areas such as Somalia and Iraq.
1988, 'The Satanic Verses' was published by British Indian author Rushdie, which was considered blasphemous by many muslims - the author Rushdie had to go into hiding.