new right - theories of the family Flashcards
what type of family are NR critical of and why
SPF’s as they believe children need a male and femal role model for effective socialisation
they cost too much in welfare benefits
why are the new right worried about family diveristy
because it leads to a dependency culture
what do new right belive has been causing changes in the family
-bredakdown of traditional values
- over generous welfare benefits to single mothers that allow fathers to opt out of responsibilites with their children
-secularisation
what are the consequences of these changes
a fragmenting family that fails to provide adequate socialisation
what can a fragmenting family lead to
a dependency culture and a nanny state because the state is taking too much responsibility for peoples lives
what does Murray say
britain is developing an underclass due to the instability in families. Illigitemacy created a culture where children are not being adequately socialised due to a lack of male and female role model
what do dennis and erdos say about male role models
children raised by single mothers are at a disadvantage, especially boys. This is because they grow up without the expectation that adulthood involves responsibilities for a wife and children, resulting in immature and anti-social men who carry on the same cycle.
critiscms of new right views
-they group all spfs together and critisce them without acknowledging that nuclear families also fail to socialise their children
-if welfare benefits are cyt then its children that will suffer the most
-in 1996 the economic and social research council found that most unmarried mothers were ina regular elationship with the father of the child.Of those who were not, only 10% were living in social or council housing 6 months after the birth
