New Right And The Family Flashcards
What are the three theories for new right and family ?
- Charles Muarry
- Norman Dennis and George Erdos
- Phyllis Schafly
What points does Charles Muarry make ?
- underclass and single mothers
- welfare dependency
What is the underclass according to Charles Muarry ?
Poorest people of society who are at the bottom and depend on welfare benifits rather than working
According to Charles Muarry and underclass who is most likely to do worse in school and turn to crime ?
Lone parent family headed by women forming underclass and boys growing without father figure
Who does Charles Muarry blame for welfare dependency?
Goverment as reward irresponsible behavior as people who have children outside of marriage and give them over generous welfare benefits creating welfare dependency
What did Dennis and Erdos argue ?
Children raised by single mothers who have abandoned their father are more likely to suffer throughout their lives
What did Dennis and Erdos argue about children of parents who do not follow traditional norm ?
Children of parents who do not follow traditional norm are disadvantaged in major aspects of their chances of living a successful life
What was will they be disadvantaged in life according to Dennis and Erdos ?
- have mental illness and less emotional stability
- die earlier
- prone to crime and deviance
- repeat cycle of unstable parenting which they suffered from
What does Dennis and Erdos say about boys who grow up without learning that adulthood involves taking responsibility of wife and children ?
Develop into immature, irresponsible and anti social young men and children will grow up with these problem which all of society will suffer as when family break up it goes on for generations
What does Phyllis schafly say ?
Acknowledge marriage can be difficult but most fufilling role for women
What does Phyllis schafly say on motherhood ?
No career can compare to the thrill, satisfaction and fulfilment of caring for babies and watching them grow
What does Phyllis schafly say about family ?
No other way in society than to raise children in traditional nuclear family
- division of labour is cost effective
- environment is healthy
- children thrive off mother
What does Phyllis schafly say about marriage ?
- Marriage is best opportunity to fulfill goals
- to feel loved
- marriage and motherhood gives women new identity
What is the evaluation of new rights ?
- glorifying the past: cohabitation,same sex, lone parent has always existed but concealed,gay people often recieved harsh treatement unacceptable today
- making value judgement : view nuclear family as superior but critics say individual should be free to choose what family type suits them best nuclear is not always the best for needs
- victim blaming : lone parent may find themselves in poverty due to low wages, lack of jobs or ineadequate state benifits rather than wishing to live off state
- contributing to moral panic: may fear of lone parent families and decline of marriage is overreaction and to blame lone parents for problems
