FAMILY - SOCIAL POLICY AND FAMILIES = New Labour Governments (1997-2010) Flashcards
Who was an influence on Blair? HINT: First name was Anthony…
Anthony Giddens!
Explain what the ‘Cuts to Lone Parent Benefits’ was!
Was this a more Conservative Policy for a Labour Government? - Explain its impact!
Blair’s government made severe cuts to the benefits that were paid to lone parent families –> They believed that single parents should go to work whilst the government worked to ensure that there was cheap or free childcare!
This was definitely a more Conservative Policy for a Labour Government = Similar to the New Right approach! –> Links to the idea of trying to shape a specific, ideal family!
Explain what ‘Working Family Tax Credits’ was!
This replaced the Married Man’s Tax Allowance = It removed a tax incentive for couples to get married and to stay married; it also provided a tax allowance for families with children!
This was also designed to encourage both parents to work, rather then to incentivise the other to stay at home (usually the woman).
TRUE OR FALSE: From 2003, men were able to get 2 WEEKS of Paid Parental Leave!
TRUE - Paid Parental Leave for both men and women!
What was the Civil Partnership Act of 2005?
This allowed same-sex relationships to be legally recognised on the same terms as marriage!
What was the Adoption and Children’s Act of 2002?
This Act allowed same-sex couples to adopt children (as well as allowing unmarried heterosexual couples and single people to adopt too)!
What 2 other Advances in Gay Rights Happened during this time? HINT: Something regarding Section 28 and the Age of Consent!
- 2001 = Equal Age of Consent
- 2003 = Repeal of Section 28
What are the Evaluating Points for New Labour Governments (1997-2010), regarding their social policy that focused on the Family?
- They made legislative changes to acknowledge family diversity, but they did not create it! They still stuck, however, to the traditional New Right idea that the nuclear family was the idealistic view of the family!
- Perhaps they did not go as far as they should have done = The Civil Partnership Act did not bring about true equality and introduce gay marriage (which was later introduced in 2013)!
- They massively helped to improve gay rights!
