Policy Flashcards

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Policy - Feminism - Land

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• 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

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Policy - Marxism - 3 functions

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• 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

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Policy - Left Realism - Silvia + Smart - Neo-conventional fam

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• 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

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Policy - Universal Credit Cut

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• Increased by £20 in lock down
• Reduxed by £20 in 2021

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Policy - Right Realism - Almond + Murry

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• 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

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Policy - Right Realism - Almond + Murry

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• 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

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Policy - Evaluating Functionalism

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• 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

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Policy - Functionalism - Fletcher

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• 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

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Policy - State vs Market - Drew - Expensive welfare policies

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• 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

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Policy - Childcare Regulations 2016

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• All 3-4 year olds get 570 hours per year free
- must be with approved provider
- stops when start reception
- extra costs: meals, trips

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Policy - Income Support/Job Seekers Allowance

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• 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

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Policy - Child Benefits Act

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• Means tested - £60,000+ nothing

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Policy - Gender Regimes - Drew- 2x - Abroad eg

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•Familistic Regime –> Polices based on men being breadwinner (Greece)
• Individualistic Regime –> Husbands + wives treated equally (Sweden)

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Policy - Extreme Historical - Nazi New Women

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• 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

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Policy - Perspectives

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• Functionalists –> polices ensure stable running of soc + institutions
• Realists –> should support NF + self reliance
• Feminists –> should support equality
• Marxists –> only serve capitalist interests

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Policy - Extreme Historical - Communist Romania

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• Policies to increase birth rate
• Restricted contraception, abortion
• Unmarried adults + childless couples pay extra 5% tax

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Policy - Extreme Historical - China’s 1 child policy

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• Population control policy
• Supervised by workplace family planning - permission to get pregnant
• Comply with policy = extra benefits
• Break policy = fined

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Policy - Adoption Act (2002)

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• Unmarried + gay couples right to adopt on same basis as married

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Policy - Marriage Act (2013)

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• Same sex couples can now get married

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Policy - Employment Protection Act

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• Prevent women being sacked on maternity leave

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Policy - Divorce Act

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• Pre 1969 –> had to prove other was unfaithful
• 1969 –> ended if irretrievably broken + married 5 years
• 1984 –> divorce granted within 1 year of marriage