New right and the family Flashcards
1
Q
Murray- The underclass and the disintegration of family life.
A
Undeclass emerged in US and the UK Lone parent families headed by women form part of the underclass as children especially boys grow without a father figure and are more likely to turn to crime.
Blames the government as they reward irresponsible behaviour.
This creates a dependency culture- Give money to people who rely on them and cannot be bothered to work.
Children born outside marriage are better of being adopted the being raised by lone parents
2
Q
Dennis and Erdos- Families without fatherhood
A
Children raised by single mothers on average have lower educational success and poorer health
counter evidence: Barack Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jay Z
3
Q
Evaluation
A
Outdated
Judgemental
Subjective
