Theoretical Approaches To Poverty Flashcards
What are all the theoretical approaches to welfarel
Marxist,feminist and new right
What is welfare
Government spending to make sure the poorest people in society meet basic needs
What is the Marxist view on welfare
Marxists believe the welfare state is mainly a way of buying off class protest
What do Marxists believe the government keep the labour force healthy and efficient
It creates a “caring face of capitalism”
Why do Marxists believe the bourgeoise want to keep the workforce healthy
To be able to continue exploiting them in the workplace
Why exactly does the government believe is a threat to social order and political stability
Extreme I equality,ill health and poverty
What is the social democratic view on the governments responsibility on welfare
The government should be responsible for social welfare and for action to eliminate problems that affect the most vulnerable and socially excluded in society
What do social democrats believe threatens the stability of society
Social inequality
What do social democrats believe wealth and income should be redistributed through
Taxation
What do social democrats believe should happen the more you earn
You must pay more (through taxes)
What type of support do social democrats believe you should recieve
Womb to the tomb support to reduce social inequality and tackle poverty
Why does social democrats believe benefits should be available to all
Because means tested benefits create a stigma on those claiming them
Hat do social democrats believe will happen if there is a stigma around benefits
People who are entitled to benefits will not claim them
What do social democrats believe means testing will do to people job wise
It will out people off from getting low paid jobs as if they are means tested and they Sheva job they will most likely be rejected and being on benefits is higher paying than an average low paying job
What do social democrats believe promotes a cohesive and less divided society
Greater equality in healthcare,education,and employement
When did the new right approach develop
During the conservative government between 1979 and 1997
What was the new rights aim to do the welfare state
Roll it back and make more people independent
What is another name for the new right approach of making people more independent benefits-wise
The market liberal approach
Why is it called the market liberal approach
Because it believes that individuals should have freedom to choose welfare provision for themselves
According to the new right approach what is the generosity of the nanny state seen as doing
Undermining personal responsibility and peoples willingness to work and support themselves
What do Charles Murray (1989) and Marsland (1989) argue the welfare state has created
A dependancy culture and a work shy underclass
What is the definition of a work shy underclass
A social group right at the bottom of the social hierarchy ,whose members are in some way different from the rest of society
They avoid work and rely on benefits
What is a perverse incentive
A perverse incentive is when people use welfare to their advantage e.g. teenagers will purposely get pregnant to access free housing. And people will not have jobs to access benefits.
What does the new right argue that the generosity of the state encourages
Lone parenthood as women now realise they will be financially supported by the state
What do new right theorists argue will improve of welfare is not provided by the state
Welfare services will be a better quality when they are not provided by the state,for instance if they are provided by charities or voluntary organisations e.g. cancer care
Why does new right believe taxation should be kept to a minimum
They should not be wasted on providing welfare benefits and free healthcare to those unable to support themselves
Why does new right believe state benefits should be restricted to the very poor and those unable to work through sickness or disability
The rest of the population should provide their own welfare such as private medicine and private pension plans
