families and social policy

Question 1

give the familial ideology of the conservative party (new right)

Answer 1

• the family is incredibly important
• family has the responsibility to teach norms and values to children, that happens the best in heterosexual nuclear families.
• believe children from single parent families are more likely to experience bad health, behavioural and emotional problems (deliquents)

Question 2

familial ideology

Answer 2

what constitutes an ideal family

Question 3

give conservative (new right) view of social policies

Answer 3

• believe social policies should make the institution of marriage sacred to encourage couples to stay together, by making divorce difficult and discouraging family diversity

Question 4

give the labour (new labour) familial ideology

Answer 4

• family is incredibly important
• argue family diveristy increase in 21st century is positive and should be celebrated

Question 5

give labour (new labour) view of social policies

Answer 5

• social policies should support family diveristy in modern Britain, as people should have freedom and choice to decide which family form best suits their needs and government should support this

Question 6

what is the Conservative (new right) governments (1979-1997) view of same-sex couples?

Answer 6

Thatchers conservative gov banned promotion of homosexuality by local authorities.
-Sec 28 1988 banned teaching that homosexuality is an accepted family

Question 7

what is the Conservative (new right) governments (1979-1997) view of divorce?

Answer 7

saw it as a social problem, so set up policies to ensure there was continued support for children after divorce.
-Children Support agency (1993) enforced maintenance payments from absent parents

Question 8

how are the New Labour (1997-2010) views of family similar to new right/conservative?

Answer 8

• believe nucleur heterosexual couples are the best environment for brining up children
• Emphasise the need for parents to take responsibility for their children (parenting orders for parents. of young offenders)

Question 9

give 3 New Labour policies that favour dual earner neo-conventional families

Answer 9

• longer maternity leave
• working families tax credit
• the new deal (helps lone parents to return to work)

Question 10

give 3 New Labour policies that support alternatives to the heterosexual nucleur family (pro-diversity)

Answer 10

• civil partnership for same sex couples (2004)
• giving unmarried couples the same rights to adopt as married couples
• Equality Act 2010 (outlawing discrimination of sexuality)

Question 11

what are modernisers views of families?

Answer 11

families are more diverse and willing to reflect this in their policies

Question 12

what are traditionalists views of families?

Answer 12

favoured a new right view and reject diversity as morally wrong

Question 13

briefly explain the divisions within the Conservative-Liberal Deomcrat coalition government (2010-2015)

Answer 13

• introduced gay marriage (2013)-opposed by new right/conservative
• influence of traditionalists weakened by share of power between conservatives and lib dems
• financial austerity policies reflected new right views to cut public spending
• new right nucleur family wasn’t promoted

Question 14

briefly explain the impact the conservative direct social policy the Marriage act 2013 will have on the family structure and roles

Answer 14

allowed same sex couples to get married, which recognised the rise of family diversity but also reinforced the sacred institution of marriage

Question 15

briefly explain the impact the labour direct social policy the Divorce reform act 1969 will have on the family structure and roles

Answer 15

made divorce easier to access through irretrievable breakdown.
Meant nucleur family broke down and created more lone parent families and greater family diversity

Question 16

briefly explain the impact the conservative direct social policy the Marriage allowance 2014 will have on the family structure and roles

Answer 16

married couples pay £230 less tax each year.
Highlighted importance of marriage through benefits which come with it which influenced people to stay in nucleur families

Question 17

briefly explain the impact the Labour direct social policy the Sure Start 2000 will have on the family structure and roles

Answer 17

offers free/cheap childcare, meaning parents are able to return to work however became a burden on tax payers to create these free services

Question 18

briefly explain the impact the conservative direct social policy the Troubled families agenda 2011 will have on the family structure and roles

Answer 18

helps families turn their life around and reduces reliance on state benefits, creating stability within the family to support and bring up children

Question 19

briefly explain the impact the Labour direct social policy the Adoption and Children Act 2013 will have on the family structure and roles

Answer 19

allowed single people and same sex couples ot adopt children. This reduces the significance of nucleur families with heterosexual parents and traditional roles, by creating greater family diversity

Question 20

briefly explain education as a social policy and how it indirectly impacts the family

Answer 20

compulsory education till 18, £9000 uni tuition fees, Working together to safeguard Children (2022)

on family: children are dependent for longer due to less financial independence, rise in boomerang children, lower birth rates, shared responsibility for protecting children between parents & teachers & doctors that increased teh role of the state.

Question 21

briefly explain healthcare as a social policy and how it indirectly impacts the family

Answer 21

NHS provides free healthcare, contraception is free and available to women since 1960s, healthy eating campaigns, free prescriptions for children.

on family: no health insurance or bills to pay, women have more freedom to control reproduction, healthier diets for children, lower infant mortality rates

Question 22

briefly explain transport as a social policy and how it indirectly impacts the family

Answer 22

free/reduced transport for certain ages, family discounts on travel (e.g. family tickets with 2 adults & 2 children)

on family: gives families more disposable income, encourages people to be in nucleur families as it is financially cheaper

Question 23

briefly explain employment as a social policy and how it indirectly impacts the family

Answer 23

minimal wages set at 13, 16, 18 & 21 and children can’t work more than 12 hours a week, Equality Act 2010

on family: it paysto stay in education and remain economically dependent on parents up to 21, women can be breadwinners too (dual worker families creats financially independent women)

Question 24

briefly explain housing as a social policy and how it indirectly impacts the family

Answer 24

best quality council houses are allocated to married couples with children, council houses are designed by architects for occupation by nucleur family

on family: those not in cereal packet nucleur families are more likely to be in poverty/cramped housing, so it encourages people to stay in nucelur families

Question 25

briefly explain immigration as a social policy and how it indirectly impacts the family

Answer 25

government reduce restrictions and encouraged immigration after 1945, EU membership 1973, Brexit 2020

on family: more extended families and ethnic diversity (33% Asian families are extended, 48% black families are headed by single parent), rise in economic migrants across Europe, less immigration/emigration between UK/EU