HIST 2F20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Punk Subculture, Carnaby Street, Sex Pistols
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Hist 2f20 lecture 23: britain, 1960- 1990: consumption, What cultural and social shifts occurred in the latter half of the twentieth century and especially amongst. How did thatcher"s economic and social policies affect the welfare state: 1960s youth cultures. Welfare step up: health care, insurance employment, liberal government who put money into social welfare (labour party was in power, fair left) Provided young britains with a sense of security or a scene of complacencies. The new generation were children during the war, but also the collect plot of their parents and grandparents. National networks of social services were the norm for this generation. It would be this new generation that would led britain into the 1960s. Generally speaking most people"s standards of living rose. 1950-1961: personal income rose 106, but retail prices also went up some 54, period of inflationary spiral . Also rise in indictable crimes: 1947, 1961. Brand new market in british teenagers and youth.
