Social changes affecting policy development

Question 1

What is a social value

Answer 1

Rules shared by most people in a culture as they are deemed as important. General guidelines that judge between what is right and wrong

Question 2

Examples of social values

Answer 2

Respect the Elderly
Protect children

Question 3

What is a social norm

Answer 3

A social expectation that guides people’s behaviour. They can be informal and unwritten or formal and written

Question 4

Forman and written social norm example

Answer 4

Not drink driving

Question 5

Unwritten and informal social norm example

Answer 5

Not jumping the queue

Question 6

What is a mores

Answer 6

Morals or good ways of behaving, motivated by serious core values

Question 7

Example of mores

Answer 7

Do not sexually assault children

Question 8

What is drink driving

Answer 8

Driving under the influence of alcohol

Question 9

1950s drink driving

Answer 9

Society was tolerant and didn’t see it as a serious crime.
Only 15% of households owned a car

Question 10

1976 drink driving

Answer 10

Road Safety Act introduced a Blood Alcohol limit of 80mg per 100ml of blood, any above was a legal offence.

Question 11

1983 drink driving

Answer 11

High risk offenders scheme for convicted offenders with an alcohol problem

Question 12

1991 drink driving

Answer 12

Law was introduced stating a 5 year sentence for those who cause death while driving under the influence.

Question 13

2014 drink driving

Answer 13

Causing death under the influence rose to 14 year convictions.
THINK! campaign found 91% thought drink driving was unacceptable.

Question 14

Improved knowledge impacting drink driving

Answer 14

Government now collect and publish statistics on drink driving deaths, educating people on it’s dangers.
E.g. 200 deaths in 2024

Question 15

Legislations impacts on drink driving

Answer 15

Laws that include punishments act as a deterrent and punishment to make people not do it, or not do it again.

Question 16

Campaigns affecting drink driving

Answer 16

THINK! educate through programmes, TV adverts and posters on it’s dangers, deterring people from it.

Question 17

16th century homosexuality

Answer 17

Punishable by death under the 1533 Buggery Act

Question 18

19th century homosexuality

Answer 18

The death sentence was removed but it was still illegal.
Growing role models such as Oscar Wilde, a poet who received 2 years in prison.

Question 19

1957 homosexuality

Answer 19

The Wolfenden report stated 2laws were ‘impingement on civil liberty’ and shouldn’t intrude personal morality”

Question 20

1967 homosexuality

Answer 20

Was decriminalised in England and Wales.
The age of consent was brought to 21 years.

Question 21

2000 homosexuality

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AOC lowered to 16 under the Sexual Offences Amendment Act, which was the same as heterosexuals.
tonewall campaign for equal rights

Question 22

2014 homosexuality

Answer 22

Same sex marriage became legal under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples Act 2013.

Question 23

Globalisation affecting homosexuality

Answer 23

The UK becomes more culturally diverse and open minded, causing them to be accepting of new ways of life.

Question 24

Secularisation affecting homosexuality

Answer 24

Bible and Quran see it as sinful, so society did, as we become less influenced by religion, they choose their own views.

Question 25

Representation affecting homosexuality

Answer 25

Famous role models such as Freddie Mercury and George Michael have helped educate society to believe homosexuality is normal and not demonic.

Question 26

beginning of the 20th century women's rights

Answer 26

Very few political and legal rights as we were socialised into strict gender roles

Question 27

1903 women's rights

Answer 27

Suffragette movement for change fought for the right to vote and encouraged girls to seek employment rather than marriage.

Question 28

1928 women's rights

Answer 28

Women recieved the right to vote

Question 29

WW2 women's rights

Answer 29

Women filled male sectors and jobs.

Question 30

1970 women's rights

Answer 30

Equal Pay Act made it illegal to pay lower than a man for the same work.

Question 31

1975 women's rights

Answer 31

Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to discriminate against women in work, education and training.

Question 32

Legislation affecting women's rights

Answer 32

Laws gave women more rights which made society more tolerant of their involvement.

Question 33

Opinions affecting policy development

Answer 33

Education, media representation and role models have promoted the idea that men and women should be equal.