Mini topic 7- Social Policies Flashcards
List all the social policies introduced
Divorce Law Reform Act 1969 Sure Start Benefit cut Civil Partnerships Act 2005 and Marriage Act 2014 Child Trust Funds Child Tax Credit New Deal
What was the Divorce Law Reform Act 1969?
An act created to simplify the grounds for divorce. It meant that no witness or going to court was needed.
What was the result of the Divorce Law Reform Act on families and households 1969?
Created more family diversity
Meant there were many divorced women living in poverty
Created a strain on families as it was an emotional process
Acted as a way out of empty shell/ abusive marriages
What are the sociological perspectives on the Divorce Law Reform Act 1969?
New Right= against
Feminists and Post Modernists= for
Who introduced Sure Start?
Labour (then coalition scrapped it)
What was Sure Start
Referred to centres that were set up in order to provide children the best start in life with early education, childcare, health and family support.
Centres provided drop in sessions for advice, parenting classes, maternity grants for new babies and around 12.5 hours of free childcare for young children.
What affect did Sure Start have on families and households?
Aimed to help poor families financially by convincing parents to get back into work and by advising parents on how to deal with problem kids to deal with antisocial behaviour.
What are the sociological perspectives on Sure Start?
Marxists, Dunzelot, and New Right = against
Feminists = for
What is a Child Trust Fund
An initial endowment from the government for all children born after September 2002, so when they were 18 they had access to a springboard into their future.
Who introduced Child Trust Funds?
Labour (But coalition scrapped)
What was the impact of Child Trust Funds on Families and Households?
A long-term policy to remove children from poverty
What are the sociological perspectives on Child Trust Funds?
New right= against
Marxism= against, say it’s an empty gesture policy
Who introduced Maternity and Paternity leave?
Labour and coalition
What was maternity and paternity leave?
Statutory maternity leave=52 weeks
paternity leave=2 weeks
Since 2010 additional paternity leave of up to 26 weeks if partner is returning to work for new dads of babies born after April 2011.
What impact did maternity & paternity leave have on parents?
Can be seen as march of progress towards gender role equality?
What are the sociological perspectives on maternity and paternity leave?
New Right= against
Feminists= radical=against and liberal=for
What is Child Tax Credit?
Payments from the government for parents who have 1 or more children/ young people living with them.
Who introduced Child Tax Credit?
Labour
What impact did Child Tax Credit have on families and households?
Improved the standards of living as lower income families had more money now.
What are the sociological perspectives on child tax credit?
Feminists= for as it helps single mothers
New Right= against
Marxists=against as is an empty gesture policy
Who introduced benefit cuts?
Coalition government
What are benefit cuts
Capps on the amount of benefit money people could get ie) £500 a week max, to make ‘work pay’.
What was the impact of the benefit cuts on families and households?
Made the poor even poorer
What are the sociological perspectives against benefit cuts?
New right= for
Marxists and feminists= against
Who introduced the Civil Partnerships 2005 Act and the 2014 Marriage Act?
CPA 2005= Labour
MA2014=coalition
What are the Civil Patnerships act 2005 and the Marriage act 2014?
CPA2005= allowed registration of CP of homosexual couples, allowed them to adopt, ensured them equality in terms of rights.
MA2014= Created full equality by redefining marriage to be a union between 2 PEOPLE.
What was the impact of the CPA2005 and MA2014 on families and households?
created more equality and social justice
created more family diversity
What are the sociological perspectives on the CPA2005 and the MA2014?
New Right= against
PM=for
feminists=for
What was the New Deal?
Aimed to get the unemployed working by teaching them the correct skills to be employed ie) IT. Focused at Lone Parent families with parents who didn’t work and their youngest child was 16 or for parents who worked less than 16 hours a week.
Who introduced the New Deal?
Labour
What was the impact of the New Deal on families and household?
To get people out of poverty via equipping them with the skills to find them work
What are the sociological perspectives on families and households?
Marxist - against- empty gesture
