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Decency: Encyclopedia II - Decency - Definitions of indecency in the United Kingdom

The terms indecency and indecent have wide application in the law of the United Kingdom, but are not defined in any legislation. Historically, the words' dictionary definitions (as opposed to legal definitions) helped to resolve legal disputes concerning the scope or application of the terms. In R v Stanley (1965), Lord Parker attempted to differentiate indecency from obscenity: "The words indecent or obscene convey one idea: namely, offending against the recognised ...

Since 1980, the Republican party has used the issue of family values to attract socially conservative voters, especially those in the South and Middle America. The use of "family values" as a political term became widespread after a 1992 speech by Vice President Dan Quayle that attributed the Los Angeles riots to a breakdown of family values. It remains a core issue for the party, playing a significant role in President George W. Bush's re-election in 2004. The Democratic Party has also tried to used the term family values, with their own de ...

As societies have shifted economically from agriculture to industry, extended families have largely given way to nuclear families. Family values, also, do not remain fixed and rigid; they change in response to economic, political, and cultural developments. They vary from country to country, and even between different households. Before the 20th century, for example, in most places and at most times, the idea of a married woman seeking status and recognition independent of her husband would have constituted a breach of family values. Many societies ...

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