New Right theories Flashcards

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What kind of perspective is TNR

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Conservative political

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2
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Why does TNR link to functionalism

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argue there is only one proper & normal family type - traditional nuclear

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3
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TNR are known as..

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aggressive functionalists

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4
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TNR are anti-______, what do they claim about women’s liberation?

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  • anti-feminist
  • liberation from expressive role has contributed to the moral breakdown of family & society
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5
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why do they oppose same sex families

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-‘unnatural’ > dont provide children with male & female role model to socialise them effectively

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6
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why do they oppose single parent families?

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not trad, children will lack father figure for discipline >moral problem

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why is a lack of male/father figure opposed

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results to unsocialised boys who underachieve & turn to anti-social behaviour

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What does Murray claim

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  • overgenerous welfare benefits have lead to a culture of dependency
  • single parent fams are the result of welfare
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9
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define culture of dependency

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where people live off benefits rather than doing paid work

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10
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Overgenerous welfare benefits create a ..

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perverse incentive

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11
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define perverse incentive and give example

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rewarding irresponsible behaviour e.g having children without being able to provide

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why are feminists critical?

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  • goes against their attempts to gain greater quality between men & women
  • view on women is oppressive
  • ignores dark side of fam > men use trad housewife role to justify abuse (control)
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13
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evaluate Murray’s view of single parent women

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women don’t choose to be single parents, austerity measures (budget cutting) over last 10yrs resulted in them receiving far lower benefit payments so we’d expect a drop of amount of single parents on benefits, but it remains the same

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14
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evaluate Murray’s view of lack of father figure from single families

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  • many fathers remain presents in child lives - studies on child’s well-being show they remain the same both ways
  • stigmatises fathers from poorer fams - MC families can still neglect, e.g bsuy with careers
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