Social Policy: Flashcards
1
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What is social policy?
A
Any attempt made by the government to deal with a social problem
2
Q
What do left wing support/believe
A
- state should have role in family life
- nuclear family is desirable
- supports alternate family structures
- supports individualistic gender regimes (none traditional)
3
Q
What do right wing support/believe?
A
- state should have limited role in family life
- nuclear family is ideal
- alternate family structures are bad
- sees nuclear family as in decline
- supports familistic gender regimes (traditional)
4
Q
What year was the conservative government
A
1979-1997
5
Q
Policies developed in conservative government
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- benefits cut
- child support agency so parents took financial responsibility for child
- failed to introduce free/reduced childcare
- tax/welfare benefits for married couples
6
Q
When were new labour in gonverment
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1997-2010
7
Q
Policies developed by new labour
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- generous maternity leave + paternity leave
- free childcare 2.5 years
- adoption and children act 2002- same sex adopt
- civil partnership act
8
Q
When were coalition in government
A
2010-2015
9
Q
What policies did coalition develop?
A
- re-introduced tax breaks for married couples
- child benefits became means-tested
- legal aid cut enabled people on low income to access legal services
- same sex marriage act 2010 passed
10
Q
What does David Morgan say the government are concerned about
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- levels of government expenditure
- long term unemployment in families
- rising divorce rates
- increased crime in youths
- link of family and economy
11
Q
Year of divorce reform act
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1969
12
Q
Year + what is The Beveridge Report
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1942- intro to welfare state
13
Q
Year of sex discrimination
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1975
14
Q
Year of equal pay act
A
1970
15
Q
Functionalist view on policies
A
- any social policy supporting family is positive
- welfare policies allow family to become more specialised
16
Q
Marxist view on policy
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- suspicious
- any social policy offereing financial support to proletariat fams are intneders to distract their attention away from exploitation
- surveillance and controls
17
Q
Feminist view on policies
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- support and criticise existing policies
- shape/define family life that benefits men and maintains patriarchy eg maternity leave
18
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New right view on policies
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- opposes state inference in family
- right wing
