Families + Social Policy

Question 1

Fletcher

Answer 1

Functionalism
-Policies acting in the interests of families promoting consensus
-Introduction of health, education, housing policies led to development of welfare state
-Supports families to perform effectively

1966

Question 2

Donzelot

Answer 2

Policing the Family
-Funct assume all members benefit + march of progress
-Panopticon (few see many), where state excerises power via social workers, doctors to control family
-Poor families seen as a problem, target for improvement (unequal)

1977

Question 3

Murray

Answer 3

New Right/ Dependency culture
-Laws undermined marriage, tax allowances for breadwinners (mothers can’t be transferred)
-Welfare policy, overgenerous, perverse incentive creates dependency culture
-Council houses, child benefits
-Solution: cut welfare spending, room for tax cuts to promote incentive for paid work

1990

Question 4

Drew

Answer 4

Gender Regimes
-Familistic - based on traditional gender division (Little childcare hours)
-Individualistic - based on equality, seperate entitlement (maternity leave)
-State vs market - private pension funds, encouraging women into work, shift to more individualistic

1995