Social policy Flashcards
In what year was the Divorce Reform Act?
1969
What did the Divorce Reform Act do ?
More grounds for divorce like irretrievable breakdown. more power to women to help them get divorced without having to prove that the man had an affair.
What year was equal pay?
1970
Who would see equal pay as positive for society?
Feminists
What do functionalists think about social policy?
That the government acts in the interests of the people
What did fletcher think about social policies?
That the government acts in the interest of the family and helps it so it can perform its functions more effectively.
What do the new right think about social policy?
That families should be self sufficient
What do Marxists think about social policy?
that social policies favour the rich. the policies that help the working class are only there to stop them rebelling against the ruling class.
Who are the new labour?
Tony Blair and his government believed in the nuclear family but were far more accepting of other family types.
What year was the domestic violence act?
1976
What did the civil partnership act do?
Granted civil partners with all the rights a married couple.
How do feminists see social polices?
That they assume people are part of normal families, tax breaks for married couples, courts assume that women are more capable of looking after children so are far more likely to look after them after a divorce.
