New Right View On The Family

Question 1

New right video on the family

Answer 1

• Social stability secures the nuclear family; socialising children into the culture of society. Respecting moral norms and values
  -heterosexual nuclear family is the best
  -nuclear family should remain the dominate type
  -traditional family is under threat from social changes (feminism, gay marriage, birth outside marriage)

Question 2

Murrys concept on single parent families & dependency culture

Answer 2

Single parent family’s are dysfunctional
The benefits system has created a dependency culture of people who assume the state will support them ‘benefits Britain’
Rewarding irresponsible behaviour of having children without being able to provide for them
Creating a moral decay with tnf

Question 3

Dennis and erdos on fatherless families

Answer 3

The more single parent families there has become a decline in father figures in families which is bad for society
Their research suggested that children from fatherless families make poorer life choices and boys Lack a positive role Modal (irresponsible, undisciplined & anti social)

Question 4

Evaluation on Dennis and erdos

Answer 4

Reynolds- studies black single parent families on the role of the family and found fathers we’re actively involved in fathering and childcare duties as-well as working hard to maintain close ties with children
The mother was seen as the gate keeper and controlling access to children

Question 5

ignoring the dark side of the family

Answer 5

Feminist sociologists challenge these conservative views, arguing that the way in which the privatised nuclear family is organised (in terms of structure, roles and relationships) leads to a negative experience for women and children, which can produce an abusive, stressful or even violent environment.

Until the 1980s, domestic violence was ‘swept under the carpet’ reflecting traditional views that what went on in the home was ‘private’ and ‘not to be interfered with’. It was believed that ‘family problems’ should be sorted out within the privacy of the family. However, Feminists disagreed and were vital in drawing attention to the extent of domestic violence by bringing it into the public arena, reducing the stigma attached to discussing it and criminalising abusive family members (making abuse illegal). Feminist sociologists like Ansley (Marxist Feminist) and Dobash and Dobash (Radical Feminists) began to try to explain the structural causes of violence against women and children in the family.