Family and Socials Policy Flashcards

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Fletcher

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-Functionalist
- Introduction of welfare policies have led to the family being able to carry out its functions more effectively

Eval-.Assumes everyone benefits equally
- Assumes there is a march of progress

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Donzelot

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-Uses Foucaults concept of surveillance
- Doctors and social care worker exercise power over their patients.
-Surveillance isn’t equal
-Rejects march if progress

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Gender Regimes

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-By examining policies across the world we can if it is inevitable

-Drew - Familistic gender regimes - Based off tradition
-Ideological gender regimes - Based off Equality

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Policies Supporting Patriarchal Family

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-Childcare - Can force parents (usually mothers) to go part time.
-Care for sick and elderly
-Leonard - Policies reinforce Patriarchy.

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Policies as Self Fulfilling Prophecy

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-Lend - many policies see nuclear family is ideal

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Eval of Feminist views on Policies

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-Sex Discrimination Act 1975
-EPA 1970

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Murray

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-New Right
-Dependency culture
-‘perverse in incentives’

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Almond

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-New Right
-State policies undermine the nuclear family
-1969 Divorce Law Reform Act
-2013 Same Sex Marriage Act

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