to what extend did 'liberal society' develop in the years 1951-79

the emergence of a liberal society

• factors such as tv,satire,british new wave writing an sex scandals led to a decine in deference, therefactora challenged traditional nornms and values

• the sixities seen as the swinging sicties

• homosexualitiy was challenged

change during the liberal society

• ‘satire boom’ - first time the British public saw elite political figureheads on TV being ridiculed

• ‘That was the week that was’ - satirical humour.

• British New Wave - a new genre in writing and filmmakAlanASillitoe'sonovel novel Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, portrayed characters who were products of affluence, challenging authority and identity. Alan Sillitoe's novel, Profumo sex scandals, new wave of investigative journalism

• Loss of trust in authority. The swinging sixties challenged and transformed traditional British social values by promoting liberal values

continuity within liberal society

• not everyone benefitted from prospetiy and leadership was still dominated by the mc and thee was n oattempt of a class revoluton

• class divisions remained

however

• 1958 life peerages act allowing appointed peers for the first time to sirt in the house of lords , reduced upper class control in the HOL

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