The New Right perspective on the family Flashcards
What is The New Right view on the family?
The ideal family should have a marries mother and father and the father should be the breadwinner and the mother should stay at home and look after the children.
According to The New Right, what is the consequence in society of decline of the traditional family?
It causes many social problems such as higher crime rates and declining moral standards.
Who is The New Right Critical of and why?
Lone-parent families as it appears the greatest threat to the nuclear family.
They are critical of unmarried parents as the growth of family diversity are the cause of many social problems.
What do The New Right say that children should have?
A stable home.
What’s their opinion on the welfare state?
They believe the introduction of the welfare state led to a culture where people depend on hand-outs from the state. This encourages single parenting which leads to deviancy and a decline in morality.
