British Society and Social Class

📋 Plan du Cours

1. Race Relations and Urban Riots
2. The Scarman Report
3. Historical British Social Classes
4. Working-Class Legacy and Economic Change
5. The Seven Classes of Modern Britain
6. Social Mobility and Class Persistence

📅 Repères chronologiques

1. 1900The Labour Party was founded.
2. 1924The first Labour government took office under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
3. 1945–1951Clement Attlee’s Labour government established the welfare state.

📖 1. Race Relations and Urban Riots

★ À maîtriser

• The Race Relations Acts of 1968 made it illegal to refuse housing, employment or public services on grounds of colour, race, ethnic origin or national origin.

📌 The Immigration Act 1971 restricted the right of abode mainly to people with close ties to Britain, required permission for Commonwealth immigration and introduced time-limited residence and immigration control.

• The Race Relations Act 1976 made racial hatred unlawful.

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