social policy

Question 1

weber

Answer 1

all policys

Question 2

marxism + workplace polcies and procedures

Answer 2

welfare programs- workplace mask capitalist epxlotation and maintain labour force for exploitation> prevent rev from workers

Question 3

functionalism+ workplace polcies and procedures

Answer 3

metrocratic education, supportive of labour policies serving needs of workers to can perform better to their allocated role.

Question 4

labelling

Answer 4

equality act 2010

Question 5

feminism workplace polcies and procedures

Answer 5

vote 1918, equal pay act, maternity leave, divorce act 1969. anti discrimination bring out gender equality, however marxist and radicle demand more far reaching policies to enforce radicle change

Question 6

social policy in sociology : thought of any plan or action of the gov

Answer 6

tackle social problems partially welfare of society that they govern , sociologist interested in solving social problems and much of their research produce policy proposals for gov to act upon

Question 7

SOCIAL PROBLEM v sociological problem WORLSEY

Answer 7

some piece of behaviour that causes fractions private misery and calls for collective action to solve it (something we need to solve)

Question 8

social problem v SOCIOLOGICAL problem WORLSEY

Answer 8

any pattern of relaitonship that calls for explanation (something/behaviour you need to make sense of)

Question 9

influence of soc on social problem- electoral popularity

Answer 9

research findings and reccomendations that might point to a policy that would be un popular with voters

Question 10

influence of soc on social problem- gov preference

Answer 10

ideological and policy preference of gov researchers value stance or perspectives simpler to political ideology of gov.

Question 11

what does it influence : globalisation

Answer 11

policies not just for nation sates, international org such as EU/IMF may infleucne policies of less developed countries (ed/healthcar aid)

Question 12

critical sociology (conflict)

Answer 12

marxist seen as too extreme/hostile/imrpatical, thus less likely to influence social policiy (too critical of state)

Question 13

cost

Answer 13

policies may cost too much and gov may not be bale to implement certain policies

Question 14

funding

Answer 14

policiy makers will recruit sociologist that share values and carry out research in their favour (think tanks)