New Right Theory
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- Created on: 30-09-19 15:13
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- New Right
- key points
- Started by Charles Murray
- structural theory - has a macro approach which looks at the wider view of society where people are moulded and shaped to become the products of society
- consensus - theory based on agreement in society
- considered as a political philosophy rather than a sociological theory
- associated with the views of the Conservative party
- Main Beliefs
- defence of the free market - competition between public services is encouraged
- public services would benefit from being treated like businesses
- Encouraged private provision
- emphasis on individual freedom and self interest
- self needs come before helping others
- the state should have little intervention
- Reduced state spending - cutting encourages people to work
- encourages people to stand on their own two feet and be self reliant
- People shouldn't rely on the state
- importance of traditional values - traditional eduction and family
- nuclear family is ideal
- critical of single parent families
- any form of diversity is argued to result in little employment and crime
- defence of the free market - competition between public services is encouraged
- strengths
- private provision would mean better quality of services provided
- It would encourage people to work hard to earn money for education and health care
- It would cause people to stop taking public services for granted as they are paying for them
- it would encourage people to work
- parents would socialise their children to work hard and be self reliant
- Better quality of education means that children will be highly educated and will have the skills for jobs
- less waiting time for health care
- Better education opportunities as classes would be smaller
- children would be more respectful of their education and be encouraged to work hard as their parents are paying for it
- encourages more people to be independent
- helps end the welfare dependency cycle
- employment levels would increase which would help the economy
- Weaknesses
- puts pressure on young people to do well at school as their parents are paying for it
- could cause homelessnessincrease
- People might not have the right skills to get a job
- there may be a shortage of jobs
- could cause crime to increase as welfare dependency is removed meaning people can't afford the essentials to survive
- Increase in child poverty meaning children won't perform well at school
- re-enforces the welfare dependency cycle as people can't afford education and get qualifications meaning they can't get a job
- Feminism - would say that it glorifies the nuclear family which can be male dominated and oppressive and disfunctional
- Feminism - would say that single parenting allows women to get away from the oppression of men
- there are many reasons for single parents such as a family death
- can cause teachers to become less interested in the well being of their students and only focus on them getting good grades
- Marxism - would say that the reason for welfare dependency is because of the bourgeoisie paying unfair wages not because people are not willing to work hard
- SA - would say it doesn't look at individual families and their situations
- Many people don't chose to be welfare dependant - they may have a reason such as a disability
- It discriminates against diversity in society
- the nuclear family and traditional values are no longer representative for todays society
- just because some people don't come from a nuclear family doesn't mean that they are less fortunate than those from a nuclear family
- if everyone used private provision it would decrease the quality of it
- key points
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