FAMILY: the new right (neo-functionalists)

Question 1

What 3 issues did Murray claim came with the decline in the nuclear family?

Answer 1

1) perverse incentives
2) dependency culture
3) the underclass

Question 2

What did Murray mean by ‘perverse incentives’?

Answer 2

benefits create an unintentional and generally negative incentive not to work.

Question 3

What did Murray mean by ‘dependency culture’?

Answer 3

Individual find it easy and acceptable to take benefits rather than work.
A result of over generous welfare

Question 4

What did Murray mean by ‘the underclass’?

Answer 4

The poorest in society who are dependent on the state.

Question 5

What 3 main criticisms can be made of the new right views on the family?

Answer 5

1) Blaming victims
2) Value judgments- the working class are lesser individuals than the middle-class
3) It is an idealised view of the past where women were trapped in the home.