Social Policy - done

Question 1

the influence of sociology on social policy

Answer 1

interest groups - pressure groups who seek to influence policies for their benefit - buisinesses
cost - funds may not be able to create policies based on research findings
electoral popularity - research findings may point to a policy that would be unpopular with voters

Question 2

perspectives on social policy and sociology

Answer 2

positivism and functionalism
social-democratic perspective
marxist
feminsist
NR

Question 3

positivism and functionalism

Answer 3

• sociology is a science - durkheim and conte - social problems have scientific solutions - meritocratic system to promote social cohesion.
• their role is to provide scientific info for the state - through research problems and finding solutions to create policies with
  functionalists prefer tackling one specific issue at a time

Question 4

social democratic perspective

Answer 4

favours redistibution of wealth from rich to poor - they vow to find social problems solutions - townsend and poverty - higher benefit levels and more money on public sectors - health ed and welfare

Question 5

marxist

Answer 5

state and policies don’t benefit all members - serves interests of capitalism, they mask capitalist exploitation, maintain the labour force for further exploitaion, they prevent revolution. they believe that research that shows the truth are not put into policies

Question 6

feminist

Answer 6

policies assume typical fam is nuclear - benefits married couples not cohabited ones - creates sfp that there should only be one type of family - feminists have created policies such as GIST and WISE to help with education

Question 7

NR

Answer 7

the state should have minimal involvement in society - opposed to helipng socil probelsm such as family support - murray argues benefits take away a sense of self reliance the family should have
- policies should aim to make individuals more responsible for their own welfare