The new right Flashcards
How was ‘The new right’ created?
Due the conservative ideology spread by Margret Thatcher and John Majors government in 1979-1997 and Americas Ronald Regan and George Bush’s 1980-1992
What are neo-liberal economic policies?
Policies that call for less state intervention
-Privatisation so taxpayers money go to private company’s who brought state owned company’s as this means specialists can run as they know what they are doing
This includes Schools, hospitals, transport and utilities
What are neo-conservative social policies?
Traditional values- nuclear family’s and privatisation education
-Golden age of society when low crime and unemployment rates, since diverse values introduced and individuals ‘not fitting into society’ these policy’s try to bring back old values to ultimately bring back the golden age
Is the NR just a sociological theory?
No, its also political
What was the NR influenced by? and who did it influence?
Influenced- Functionalism
Influence- Margret Thatcher as she incorporated ideologies in her policies (conservative ideologies)
Key ideas of the NR?
-Rooted by neo-liberal principles (capitalism, free market and no nanny state)
-Family should have sexual divisions of labour and to be self sufficient with little to no govt intervention
-The underclass use benefits as a perverse incentive due to the welfare state
How does key thinker Charles Murray define the underclass?
The unemployed and welfare dependant
What was CMs study?
Argued first generation of underclass were having children and were socialising there next gen of children into a workless culture
What is a NEET according to Charles Murray?
Young people not in education, employment and training
According to CM how can the family system be blamed for the development of the underclass?
The family are blamed for development of underclass as they where once themselves so therefore they are socialising their children to have the same mindset.
Lone parents and workless family’s for not provide positive role model or socialising for dependency relying on welfare system
According to CM how can the education system be blamed for the development of the underclass?
It doesn’t provide the right incentive/skills which allows children to succeed
According to Murray, what are the the social problems caused by the underclass?
-More likely to die prematurely as they are unhealthy
-Increased like hood to be teen parents
-Increased crime and drug usage
Evaluation of the new right- Walker 1990?
Ideas are to simplistic, ignores complexities of modern day society’s and reinforcing stereotypes with lack of evidence
-Murrays ideas are not helpful and use the underclass and other groups as a scapegoat
Evaluation of the NR?
Victim blaming and not recognising underlying causes for why people claim benefits
