New Right Perspective

Question 1

Dependancy culture

Answer 1

Set of values and beliefs, and way of life, centred dependance on others.

Question 2

What does the new right support?

Answer 2

Traditional values and institutions, and its views of the role, importance and functions in society of traditional unit are very similar to functionalist approach.

Question 3

How do they observe the nuclear family?

Answer 3

Performing important and beneficial functions in securing social stability, emotional security for children, socialization, establishing respect and conformity to social values and norms

Question 4

What do they see as a threat to traditional family life?

Answer 4

Rising divorce rate, more stepfamilies, lone parents, cohabitation

Question 5

What do they think alternate families cause?

Answer 5

Undermine social stability
Lack of respect
Anti social behaviour amongst young

Question 6

What do Murray and Marshland argue?

Answer 6

Welfare state undermine personal responsibility and self-help= dependancy culture and work shy underclass

Question 7

Weaknesses

Answer 7

Similar to functionalist

Rosy view of family

Question 8

Definition of underclass

Answer 8

Social group at bottom of social class hierarchy, whose members are in some ways different from and cut off or excluded from rest of society

Question 9

What social policies do they want put in place?

Answer 9

Reduction of welfare state on non-conventional family units.