Social policy

Question 1

Divorce reform act

Answer 1

-Resulted in an increase in divorce, undermines the nuclear family and makes it less prominent, results in more single parent households and family diversity

Question 2

Gay marriage act and adoption act

Answer 2

-Reduction of the nuclear family, more same sex families

Question 3

Child benefit act

Answer 3

-More lone families as women are less reliant on men for income and can raise children alone

Question 4

Legislation of contraceptives

Answer 4

-Reduction of family size and nuclear families

Question 5

New right on social policy

Answer 5

Social policies have undermined the traditional nuclear family to the detriment of society-led to more single parent households, inadequate socialisation and thus more deviance and crime-family diversity results in the disintegration of society