SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY Flashcards
What does Worsley state about whether sociology should inform social policy?
Sociology is not always connected to social issues and therefore can exist without the purpose of informing social policy.
What does Brewer state about sociology addressing social problems?
Sociology should address social problems and interventions by sociologists should inform the construction of social policy.
What does functionalist Durkheim state the purpose of sociology is?
To be able to analyse social issues and provide solutions, though functionalists believe there should be less intervention.
What are Marxists suspicious of?
The role of the state in maintaining the status of the elites at the expense of the working class.
What do Marxists believe sociology should do?
Change society.
What do radical feminists claim social policies reinforce?
Traditional gender roles and patriarchal interest.
What do liberal feminists claim we should use?
Existing structures to make positive changes for women.
What do the New Right believe about state intervention?
Should be minimal in the lives of individuals and the economy.
What are the five main reasons that sociology doesn’t inform social policy?
- Clash of ideologies
- Costs
- Methodologies
- Think Tanks
- Impact of globalisation
What did Giddens influence?
New Labour
Where has sociology influenced in social policy?
Government funding for universities, charities and groups to conduct social research.
