New Right

Question 1

What are Neo Liberal economic policies?

Answer 1

Economic policies which prefer less state intervention and more public services being run by private companies.
- privatisation- more efficiency and accountability
- rolling back the state

Question 2

What are Neo Conservative social policies?

Answer 2

Belief in traditional values, transmitted through social institutions
- golden age of society, less crime
- focus on problems being caused by individuals not the structure of society

Question 3

Key ideas of the New Right theory
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Answer 3

1- political ideology not just a sociological theory

Question 4

Key ideas of the NR theory
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Answer 4

2- rooted in neo-liberal principles which supports free market capitalism

Question 5

Key ideas of the NR theory
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Answer 5

3- influenced by functionalism

Question 6

Key ideas of the NR theory
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Answer 6

4- gained prominence from the 1980s onwards
Thatcher promoted conservative ideology by adopting NR ideas in her policies

Question 7

Key ideas of the NR theory
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Answer 7

5- family should be self sufficient and have a sexual division of labour

Question 8

Key ideas of the NR theory
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Answer 8

6- rise and enormity of the welfare state has led to underclass and the use of benefits as a perversive incentive

Question 9

Some general criticisms of the NR perspective

Answer 9

• don’t take diversity into account
  F- reinforced gender stereotypes, division of labour
• old fashioned
• was the golden age better?

Question 10

What did Charles Murray say about the underclass?

Answer 10

Group of people in America who were long term unemployed and effectively welfare dependent

Question 11

What does NEET stand for?

Answer 11

young people Not in Employment, Education or Training

Question 12

How can the family be blamed for the development of the underclass?

Answer 12

• responsible for socialising the child
• become welfare dependent
• blame lone mothers, lack of male discipline
• don’t know how to behave

Question 13

How can the Education System be blamed for the development of the underclass?

Answer 13

• don’t keep them in school, put them on the right course
• don’t ensure qualifications
• don’t have skill, incentive, discipline, don’t fit in

Question 14

What social problems are caused by the underclass?

Answer 14

• die prematurely, poor health
• more drugs and crime
• more lone parents
• fund healthcare
• fund prison

Question 15

Criticisms of the NR approach?

Answer 15

X ignores diversity of modern society
X F, gender does not impact socialisation
X WALKER- not helpful, use the underclass and other groups as scapegoats
X reinforce stereotypes that lack evidence
X too simplistic, short sighted, ignores complexities
X victim blaming, don’t recognise underlying causes

Question 16

Why is the NR theory accused of taking a dogmatic approach?

Answer 16

blames family diversity, the underclass, homosexuality