1960s Childhood Paperback / softback
by Dr Janet Shepherd, Professor John Shepherd
Part of the Britain's Heritage series
Paperback / softback
Description
Sixties children grew up in a more permissive and commercial age.
They enjoyed a childhood in which new vaccines gave children protection from life threatening diseases while the contraceptive pill meant smaller family groups.
A controversial programme of comprehensive education began to be rolled out while primary schools would become less rigid and more centred on the needs of the child.
This was also the first young generation not to be conscripted into the armed forces. Rising prosperity and rapid technological advances meant more children lived in homes with refrigerators, washing machines and science-inspired toys.
Parents had more leisure time to spend with their children and television became the norm.
Sixties children routinely travelled in cars and went on family holidays, increasingly abroad.
Sweets and toys were plentiful in this first full decade without rationing.
Teenagers had money to spend on fashion, pop music and, worryingly, drugs.
The Beatles began to dominate the vinyl record market. This book is part of the Britain's Heritage series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain's past, and is the perfect way to get acquainted with a 1960s childhood in all its variety.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 80 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/08/2018
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- ISBN:9781445683201
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 80 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/08/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781445683201
