Policy Flashcards
Policy - Feminism - Land
• Gov + soc assume NF is ideal = policies push people into NF
• Tax Benefits –> assume husband is breadwinner
• Childcare –> expansive - causes women to work part time
• Care for Elderly –> women expected
• Maternity Leave –> more - expected to be main care giver
Policy - Marxism - 3 functions
• Don’t benefit WC - reflect capitalists interests
• 3 functions:
- Ideology + Welfare State –> makes system look like it cares for poor
- Maintaining labour force–> NHS, Cheaper for employees
- Prevents revolution
Policy - Left Realism - Silvia + Smart - Neo-conventional fam
• NF is best for soc
• Favour a neo-conventional family
- longer maternity leave
- working family tax credit
- The New Deal –> help Lone Parents into work
- Minimum wage –> lifts children out of poverty
Policy - Universal Credit Cut
• Increased by £20 in lock down
• Reduxed by £20 in 2021
Policy - Right Realism - Almond + Murry
• Almond –> want to see return of NF
- Policies leading to family div result in welfare dependency
• Divorce undermines marriage
• Gay marriage undermines roles
• Murry –> Welfare state provides incentives for anti- soc beh
- single fathers assume state look after kids when leage
- public housing encourages teen pregnancy
Policy - Right Realism - Almond + Murry
• Almond –> want to see return of NF
- Policies leading to family div result in welfare dependency
• Divorce undermines marriage
• Gay marriage undermines roles
• Murry –> Welfare state provides incentives for anti- soc beh
- single fathers assume state look after kids when leage
- public housing encourages teen pregnancy
Policy - Evaluating Functionalism
• Feminism –> policies benefit men at expense of women (welfare cuts)
• Marxists –> policies benefit bourgeoisie
• Postmodernists - Donzelot –> Way to police + control families- social workers collect info
Policy - Functionalism - Fletcher
• Soc must be free from conflict to function
- soc naturally built on harmony + value consensus
• Policies aim to better perform functions
• On a march of progress
- housing, health, Ed
Policy - State vs Market - Drew - Expensive welfare policies
• Welfare policies expensive for government
- Women forced to take more responsibility supporting families
• Gov encourage people to use private businesses for welfare:
- private health care, pensions, care homes
Policy - Childcare Regulations 2016
• All 3-4 year olds get 570 hours per year free
- must be with approved provider
- stops when start reception
- extra costs: meals, trips
Policy - Income Support/Job Seekers Allowance
• Income Support –> money provided to those unable to work
• Job Seekera Allowance –> able to work but out of work
• Bedroo. Tax –> loose 14% of benefits for spare rooms
Policy - Child Benefits Act
• Means tested - £60,000+ nothing
Policy - Gender Regimes - Drew- 2x - Abroad eg
•Familistic Regime –> Polices based on men being breadwinner (Greece)
• Individualistic Regime –> Husbands + wives treated equally (Sweden)
Policy - Extreme Historical - Nazi New Women
• Nazi women didn’t work, confined to home
• Nazi women produced genetically pure children
• Increased reg on women’s bodies
- no makeup
- blonde, beautiful, thin
• Cross of honour for German mothers issued after 4 kids
Policy - Perspectives
• Functionalists –> polices ensure stable running of soc + institutions
• Realists –> should support NF + self reliance
• Feminists –> should support equality
• Marxists –> only serve capitalist interests