History A-Level
Social Change
What Social Change means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Social Change
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Reference: AQA
Growing pressures from women and youth, with women challenging traditional domestic roles and a burgeoning youth culture questioning conformity.
Topics that use Social Change
- 2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 – John F Kennedy and the 'New Frontier', 1960–1963 (AQA A-Level)
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