Social policy Flashcards
Social policy is laws made by the ___.
Government
Policy regulates ___ ___.
Family life
Policy affects ___, divorce, ___, children, domestic violence and ___ ___.
Marriage
Welfare
Child abuse
Britain does not have a separate ___ for ___ affairs.
Minister
Family
___ and ___ policies favour and encourage ___ ___ couples.
Tax
Welfare
Married
Heterosexual
The payment of ___ ___ to the ___ reinforces the idea it’s her job.
Child benefit
Mother
The family is seen as a private ___.
Institution
___ and ___ ___ politicians say the ___ ___ family damages society.
Conservative
New Labour
Single parent
The family should remain ___ in a ___ society.
Unchanged
Changing
Functionalists take a ___ view on social policy. They believe that ___ ___ helps the family to perform it’s ___ and that the ___ ___ works alongside the family.
Positive
Social policy
Welfare state
The New Right take a ___ view on social policy. They believe that social policy ___ the nuclear family and are critical of ___ and ___ laws, saying that it is now too ___.
Negative Undermines Benefits Divorce Easy
Feminists support ___ ___ benefits and are in favour of ___ ___ laws. However, they believe many policies are ___.
Single parent
Liberalised
Divorce
Sexist
Marxists believe that social policy benefits ___. They say the role of social policy is ___ and policy is the result of ___ ___.
Capitalism
Complex
Class struggle
Donzelot (1977) sees social policy as a form of ___.
Control
The ___ Act 1989, ___ ___ Act 1991 and the ___ ___ Act 1996 gave more priority to ___ and their ___.
Children's Child Support Family Law Children Desires
