social policy (f+h) Flashcards
what is social policy
social policies refer to law and policies made by the government to achieve a goal.
what was the first social policy and when did it happen.
The Age Of Marriage Act, raised the legal age if marriage to 16 for both sexes, in 1929
What is the Divorce Reform Act?
enabled divorce to become easier to access for unhappy couples
occurred in 1969
What is the Equality Pay Act
Gives the right to both men and women to have equal pay for equal work
occurred in 2010
What is the sexual offences act
The illegality of rape within marriage explicitly laid out
occurred in 2003
What is the Employment Protection act
first maternity leave legislation
occurred in 1975
What is the Paternity Act
The father of the child has the right to take up to 26 weeks leave if their partner returns to work
Occurred in 2010
What is The civil partnership Act
Gave same sex coupled thr rights and responsibilities similar to those in civil marriage
Occurred in 2004
What is The Adoption Act
Unmarried couples, including same sex couples, have the right to adopt on the same basis as married couples.
Occurred in 2002
What is the Child Benefit Act
introduced a universal payment, paid for each child.
occurred in 1975
What is the Marriage (same sex couples) Act
Same sex marriage become lawful
Occurred in 2014
What is The Age of Marriage Act
Raised the legal age of marriage to 16 for both sexes
Occurred in 1929
Why was Chinas one child policy created
Was introduced in 1979
It was created due to the population being to be and increasing quickly
What were the impacts of the one child policy
Chinas sex ration at birth was more imbalanced than the global average.
Estimated 150 million single-child family
Total fertility rate had dropped from 2.91 to 1.6 children per woman.
What the awards from families who followed the one child policy
higher wages, better schooling and employment, government assistance (e.g. healthcare) and loans.
