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Family and Social Policy - 2.8 Flashcards

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Social Policy

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> Plans/actions of state e.g. laws 4 marriage/divorce directly affect family

> Complusory skl indirectly affects families e.g. keeps kids dependent 4 longer

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Cross-Cultural Examples of State Polices

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> China’s 1 Child Policy
Communist Romania
Nazi Family Policy

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China’s 1 Child Policy - Cross-Cultural Examples of State Polices

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> Pop control policy discouraged ppl having 1+ kids e.g. F need permission for pregnancy

> If conform get benefits e.g. childcare & + tax benefits

> But no compliance = fines

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Communist Romania - Cross-Cultural Examples of State Polices

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> Made policies 2 + BR, - as living standards -, stopped contraception & abortion

> Lowering age of marriage 2 15, divorce harder

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Nazi Family Policy - Cross-Cultural Examples of State Polices

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> Encourage healthy & racially pure 2 breed master race stopped abortion/contraception

> Sterilised disabled people later murdered in contraception camps.

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Perspectives on Families & Social Policy (KS)

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> Flecther (Functionalist view on Social Policy)

> Donzelot (Policing the Family)
Condry (Policing the Family)

> Almond (NR on Policies undermining NF)
Murray (NR, Welfare Policy & Dependency Culture, Solutions)

> Hayton (Modernist & Traditional Division & Policies vs NR) (Collation Gov 2010-15)

> Land (Feminism & Social Policy)
Leonard (Feminism & State Policies)

> Drew (Gender Regimes, EU)

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Fletcher’s view on Social Policy (Functionalist)

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> Policies improving family life, welfare state, help families caring 4 members better e.g. NHS etc.

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Marxist & Feminist (Criticisms of Functionalism)

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> Only benefits M @ expense of F

> Policies reduce progress e.g. cutting welfare benefits

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Donzelot (Policing the Family)

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> Conflict view policies are state control > family, form of surveillance widespread in society

> Doctors/Social Workers surveil family, turning them into cases

> WC + surveilled as their cause of ASBO & Crime.

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Condry (Policing the Family)

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> State control family through parenting orders by courts.

> Parents of young offenders forced 2 goto parent classes - learning how 2 bring up kid

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A03 Perspectives on Families & Social Policy (KS)

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> Marxist & Feminist (Criticisms of Functionalism Policing Family)

> Functionalist (Criticisms of NR)
Feminists (Criticisms of NR)
Abbott & Wallace (Criticisms of NR)

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Marxist & Feminist (Criticisms of Policing of Family)

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> Work in interests of UC

> M benefit

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Almond (NR on Policies undermining NF)

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> Divorce easier undermines marriage & + rights 4 cohabitants e.g. adoption

> LGBT marriage, shows state don’t see heterosexual is better

> Tax discriminates vs NF paying + tax > DEF

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Murray (NR view on Welfare Policy & Dependency Culture, Solutions)

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> Encourage LPF removes work ethic in M encourages dads 2 abandon family

> Solution 2 cut benefits = + incentive 2 wrk M, stop council 4 teen moms

> & tax favour married > cohabiting

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Feminists - AO3 of NR view on Policy

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> Justifies patriarchy subordinates F, restricts them 2 housewives role.

> Patriarchal NF is SC

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Abbott & Wallace - AO3 of NR view on Policy

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> Cuts benefit so WC poorer + reliant.

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Conservative Gov (1979-97) - Gov Policies in Favour of NR

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> Stopped promotion of LGBT & set up child support so M + responsible

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Conservative Gov (1979-97) - Gov Policies in against NR

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> Divorce easier, illegit kids = rights 2 married couples.

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New Labour Gov (97-10) - Gov Policies against NR

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> Favoured DEF > traditional NF & made civil partnerships for SSC

> Redistributing income 2 poor w/ + benefits lift kids out poverty

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New Labour (97-10) Policies in favour of DEF

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  • maternity leave
    Right to have time of work for family reasons
    Tax relief on childcare costs.
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Hayton (Modernist & Traditional Division & Policies vs NR) (Collation Gov 2010-15)

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> M recognise FD, need 4 reflection in policies, but T w/ NR view reject it

> Introduced gay marriage opposed by T, influence weakened by Lib Dem coalition

> No policy support NR view

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Land (Feminism on Social Policy)

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> Assumes NF w/ TDDOL norm, creates SFP

> e.g. Maternity leave longer > paternity, reinforces F responsibility 4 childcare = subordinate 2 dom role

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Feminists view on Areas of Policy supporting NF

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> Tax & Benefit Policy

> Childcare & Care for OAP

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Tax & Benefit Policy - Feminists view on Areas of Policy supporting NF

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> Assume M breadwinners w/ F as dependent, so can’t have social security benefits, as M expected 2 provide.

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Childcare & Care for OAP - Feminists view on Areas of Policy supporting NF

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> Skl run, F can’t wrk FT w/ $$$. childcare, gov still assumes family cares 4 OAP

> F forced 2 do it stay @ home so dependent on M

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Leonard’s (Feminist view on State Policies)

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> Child benefits given to F, gives separate income reinforces childcare responsibility

> & low anyway, so still dependent on M

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Evaluation of Feminist View on Policies

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> Not all policies maintain patriarchy e.g.

> Equal Pay & Sex Discrimination
Rape in marriage Criminalised

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Drew’s (2 Gender Regimes)

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> Familistic Gender Regimes

> Individualistic Gender Regimes

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Diff v FGR & IGR

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> Policies assume TDDOL w/M breadwinner & F housewife e.g. Greece no childcare so F do TR (FGR)

> See M&F = responsible 4 breadwinning/dom tasks e.g. Sweden w/Childcare so F can wrk

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Drew’s (Gender Regimes in EU)

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> EU move towards IGR, promoting gender =

> Global recession 2008 & cuts on spending, so + pressure on F to stay in FGR

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Trends towards Neo-Liberal Welfare policies (State vs. Market)

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> Individuals encouraged to use market, not state 2 meet needs
e.g. private pension provision & care for old

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Gov Policies in Favour of NR

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> Conservative Gov (1979-97)

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Gov Policies in against NR

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> Conservative Gov (1979-97)
Coalition Gov (2010-15)
New Labour (97-2010)

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Coalition Gov Policies vs NR

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> No policies supporting their view suffered w/+ tax & benefits

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