Social policies and families: lesson 23&24 Flashcards
1
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What are social policies?
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- Attempt by government to deal with social problems
- all laws are social policies, not all social policies are law
2
Q
Give two examples of a family social policy
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- China one child policy
- Nazi Germany
3
Q
What are direct policies?
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Aimed at family and family life
4
Q
Name some direct policies
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- divorce reform act 1969
- same sex couple act 2014
5
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What are indirect policies?
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Aimed at social and economic issues but also effect families
6
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Name some indirect policies
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- education act 1996
- equality act 2010
7
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How does the divorce reform act effect families?
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- directly linked to family break up
- indirectly linked to reconstituted and lone parent families
8
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How does the education act effect families?
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- directly guarantee all children have right to education
- indirectly make state free childcare so women have more time to work
9
Q
Who was a functionalist social policy thinker?
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Fletcher
10
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What did fletcher argue?
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- social policies provide consensus and social order by allowing institutions to preform their functions
- family policies improve family life
11
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Give examples of family policies benefiting family life
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- NHS provide healthcare
- education system provides knowledge where norms are transmitted
12
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What do Marxist argue regarding social policy?
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- social policies are used to promote bourgeoisie and capitalistic ideology to maintain social control
13
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What do Marxist argue regarding the NHS and education?
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- NHS ensures working class people are kept fit so they can work
- education socialises obedience and creates appearance state cares so class consciousness isn’t reached
14
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Who was a new right social policy thinker?
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Murray
15
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What did Murray argue?
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- traditional nuclear family is best and social policies have led to family diversity
- fathers see state will support their child so they leave
- providing council homes leads to increase teenage pregnancy
