new right

Question 1

what do they believe in

Answer 1

• right wing views of traditional nuclear family, morality and minimal government interference

Question 2

neo- liberalism

Answer 2

• set of economic and political ideas which emphasises the need for a free market laissez faire economy
• this maximises liberty and consumer choice

Question 3

anti welfarism and underclass

Answer 3

• they argue that state interferes too much in people’s private spheres and too many people depend on the welfare state
• MURRAY: state benefits need to be cut for people to seek jobs

Question 4

traditional morality

Answer 4

• NR said traditional nuclear family is under attack due to social policies like same sex marriage since they support heterosexual marriage and children raised in nuclear families

Question 5

rolling back the state

Answer 5

• competition in the free market functions to reduce prices and raise standards this improves choices for consumers

Question 6

criticisms of NR

Answer 6

• NR victim blame the poor about poverty due to their ‘poor’ behaviour when poverty is caused by wider social economic/political factors
• NR emphasises in morality but fails to see social change and increasing family diversity