New right + Post Modernist Perspective

Question 1

What does the New Right perspective propose?

(-) blames the victim for their problems

Answer 1

• nuclear families are the best for society

•welfare benefits are too high and create a culture of dependency aka people take benefits rather than work
- single parent households (mothers) have lots of benefits

• lone-parent households + easier access to divorce = breakdown in traditional values

Question 2

What does the post-modernist perspective propose?

(-) too idealised, there’s less family diversity than reported in the perspective and people usually only experience one or two different types of families in their life time

Answer 2

• diversity in family structure is a good thing
• social + cultural changes = more living options to suit personal needs + lifestyle
• family structures now are varied and flexible - can experience lots of different family types in one life time