FAMILY: policy

Question 1

1944

Answer 1

The Butler Education Act
School leaving age raised to 15
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Tripartite system

Question 2

1945

Answer 2

Creation of the welfare state

Question 3

1948

Answer 3

NHS created

Question 4

1967

Answer 4

Abortion Act

Sexual offences act

Question 5

1969

Answer 5

Divorce Reform Act

Question 6

1970

Answer 6

Equal Pay Act

Question 7

1975

Answer 7

Sex Discrimination Act

Question 8

1984

Answer 8

Matrimonial Proceedings Act

Question 9

1988

Answer 9

Cohabiting couples pay more tax than married couples

Question 10

1991

Answer 10

Child Support Act

Question 11

1996

Answer 11

Family Law Act

Question 12

1999

Answer 12

Working Family Tax Credits

Question 13

2004

Answer 13

Civil Partnership Act

Question 14

2006

Answer 14

Children & Adoption Act

Question 15

2011

Answer 15

All divorcing couples must have mediation

Question 16

2013

3 acts

Answer 16

Freeze tax credits and benefits
Spare room tax
Child benefit abolished for households earning over £60k

Question 17

2014

4 acts

Answer 17

Flexible maternity and paternity leave. Mothers and fathers can split maternity/paternity care.
Married couples tax allowance
Psychological abuse now legally recognised as abuse
Married couples tax break

Question 18

2009

Answer 18

Raising child benefit to £20 a week

Question 19

What do Marxists believe about social policy?

Answer 19

It is a tool of social control used to benefit the bourgeoisie and oppress the proletariat. 
They argue that social policy that appears to benefit the proletariat has either been battled for by the working class OR it actually benefits the working class.

Question 20

What did Donzelot (Marxist) conclude about family social policy?

Answer 20

Professionals carry out ‘surveillance’ on all families.

Poor families are targeted with surveillance and are then more likely to be identified as problem families.

Question 21

What do Feminists believe about social policy?

Answer 21

Social policy is formed on male assumptions about what a ‘normal’ family is like.
The state assumes ‘normal’ families are the traditional nuclear family and therefore offers policies such as tax breaks for married couples.

Question 22

What did Leonard (feminist) conclude about family social policy?

Answer 22

Policies appear to benefit women however they are actually reinforcing patriarchal values.
e.g. child benefit is normally paid to the mother. (reinforcing gender roles)

Question 23

Criticism that can be made of the feminist theory on social policy

Answer 23

There have been many acts to benefit women e.g.
Equal Pay Act
Equal rights to divorce
Marital rape made illegal