social policy Flashcards
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functionalist social policy
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- help families perform their functions more efficiently
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new right social policy
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- should avoid undermining the self-reliant family
3
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marxism social policy
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policies provide ideological legitimation for capitalism
4
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liberal feminism social policy
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have helped lead to greater gender equality
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radical feminism
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policies are not enough to fix gender inequalities
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1980-1990’s conservative
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- reforming the relationship between society and the state
- influenced by the new right
- reduce control over lives and enforce rights and responsibilities
- 1984 divorce act allowed couples to divorce within one year of marriage
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1997- 2010- new labour
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- introduced laws and policies to support other types of families
- 2005 civil partnerships
- child maintenance and EMA
- tackling problems such as truancy and teenage pregnancy
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2010 coalition
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- aimed to reduce family breakdown and get more people in the workplace
- 2012- welfare reform act- intro of universal credit to replace other benefits and cap the amount available
9
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other policies
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- 1967- legalisation of contraceptive pill
- 1975- employment protection act allowed for paid maternity leave
-1970- equal pay act
