'British society remained the same in the years 1951 to 1964.' Assess the validity of this view.

Introduction - It can be considered naive to claim that British society remained the same in the years 1951-64 with numerous changes, both on a demographic level but in terms of people's attitudes of the time, particularly with the emergence of a youth culture in the mid 1950s and the 1960s 'satire boom'. However, many of these changes were admittedly limited in their progress with the Establishment and ideas of social class still fairly dominant in society. Older generations seemed to deny these changes and oppose them. However, overall, it can be seen that British society didn't remain the same during this period on the whole with regards to women, youth and migrants, but it wasn't completely transformed as there were aspects of society which remained the same. Example Paragraph - The fact that not every aspect of society changed can be seen with the Conservative Party dominance from 1951-64. This is significant as the Conservatives presented the face of the Establishment, with many of the leaders from aristocratic or higher class backgrounds, educated at Oxford or Cambridge. This can be seen with Macmillan whose grandfather started the Macmillan publishing house and he had at least 3 Earls in his family. Support for the Conservatives presents how a large part of the population were opposed to these changes and refused to acknowledge or accept the more liberal society that was being formed. This can further be seen with Mary Whitehouse who in 1963 started a 'moral crusade' against these 'growing social evils' and gained a lot of support again presenting negative views towards this youth culture and how there was still a fairly rigid class system. Despite this, the need for this campaign in the first place shows the significance so these social changes, again showing how they can not be neglected during this time, despite their opposition.