Family And Social Policy - done Flashcards
topics in social policies
comparitive view of family policy
perspective on families and social policies
chinas 1 child policy - comparative view of family policy
discourage more than 1 child, women must seek permission to get pregnant, couples who comply get better or extra benefits
communist Romania - comparative view of family policy
restricted abortion and contreception, set up infertility streatment centres, divorce more difficult, lowered legal age for marriage, unmarried and childless couple pay 5% extra tax
functionalism - perspective on families and social policies
sees society as built on shared value and free from major conflicts - social policies are goof for all, state acts in best interests of society, benefits family
FLETCHER - intro of health, ed and housing policies led to state that supports the family in performing functions more effectively (NHS)
Criticisms - marxists - assumes there is a MOP, assumes all fmaily members benefit equally
gender regimes - perspective on families and social policies
EILEEN DREW - 2 types to determine wether countries encourage or discourage gender equality in the family
Familistic - traditional nuclear family view - greece
Individualistic - husbands and wives should be treated equally - sweeden
policies supporting the patriarchal family - perspective on families and social policies
tax and benefits policies - assumes males are wage earners
Childcare - women restricted from working - economic dependence on their partner
Care for the sick and elderly - middle age women expected to do this
policy as SFP - perspective on families and social policies
LAND - many social policies assumes the ideal fam is nuclear
- this norm affects policies governing family life
- in turn this means policies often reinforce this type of family
feminst view - perspective on families and social policies
society is patriarchal - state and polices maintain women’s position and the unequal division of labor
coalition gov 2010-15 - perspective on families and social policies
conservatives are split between modernizers and traditionalists
mod - accept fam diversity in policies
traditional - for diversity is morally wrong
this gov introduced gay marriage - against NR nad traditional conservative views
New rights solution - perspective on families and social policies
tighter restrictions for who recieves benefits and cuts in welfare spending
- taxes can be reduced, removes incentives to get pregnant young, favours the conv family - give tax benefits
NR disagrees with functionalists - less state interferes the better the family is
conservative government 1979-97 - perspective on families and social policies
thatchers conservative gov
- banned promotion of homosexuality
- set up child support
- made divorce easier - opposes NR view
- illegitimate children have same rights as non
new labour gov 1997-2010 - perspective on families and social policies
NR and NL have same view of family as the bedrock of society
- a conventional family, parents must take responsibility
NL sees that women should go to work now as well as having longer maternity leave, working from tax credit
NL argues state can benedit the family - welfare, taxation and minimum wage policies aimed at lifting children out of poverty
lone parents, welfare, policy and the dependency culture - perspective on families and social policies
NR - MURRAY - welfare policy encourages family types that harm society - they benefit bad behavior - fathers abandoning responsibilities, council housing encourages girls to get preg, growth in lone parents families
- current policies encourage a dependency culture - depend on the state rather than themselves
IT THREATENS successful socialization of young, maintenance of work ethic among men
new right - perspective on families and social policies
favour nuclear fam as its self reliant and cares for all - changes that have lead to greater diversity are threatening conventional family and produce crime and welfare dependency
NR policies (ALMOND) - undemines idea of marriage as life long, civil partnerships gives the idea that conv fam is not superior, tax laws discriminate against conv wit one wage earners
Increased rights for unmarried cohabitants sends out the idea that marriage isnt special or better
donzelot policing the family - perspective on families and social policies
policies are a form of power/ conflict over the family (conflict view)
uses Foucault’s concepts of surveillance - power isn’t just held by gov but fond within all relationships, doctors and social workers make parents cases with their knowledge - he applies this to the fam with how many family workers try to change families with power - policing the fam
- poor families are problems as they cause crime
- parental classes for parents with young offenders
he rejects the MOP view
- marx and fem critices as he fails to identify who benefits from surveillance
