New Right theories Flashcards
What kind of perspective is TNR
Conservative political
Why does TNR link to functionalism
argue there is only one proper & normal family type - traditional nuclear
TNR are known as..
aggressive functionalists
TNR are anti-______, what do they claim about women’s liberation?
- anti-feminist
- liberation from expressive role has contributed to the moral breakdown of family & society
why do they oppose same sex families
-‘unnatural’ > dont provide children with male & female role model to socialise them effectively
why do they oppose single parent families?
not trad, children will lack father figure for discipline >moral problem
why is a lack of male/father figure opposed
results to unsocialised boys who underachieve & turn to anti-social behaviour
What does Murray claim
- overgenerous welfare benefits have lead to a culture of dependency
- single parent fams are the result of welfare
define culture of dependency
where people live off benefits rather than doing paid work
Overgenerous welfare benefits create a ..
perverse incentive
define perverse incentive and give example
rewarding irresponsible behaviour e.g having children without being able to provide
why are feminists critical?
- 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)
evaluate Murray’s view of single parent women
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
evaluate Murray’s view of lack of father figure from single families
- 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