Social Policy
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- Created on: 03-01-17 13:10
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- Social Policy
- Most policies affect the family in some way, however, there are policies aimed directly at the family.
- Different political ideologies on the family means that there are constant changes in the law that impact the family.
- Marxism
- policies such as free education, healthcare and the welfare state are a result of class struggle.
- The capitalist class are afraid of the consequences if they did not give the working class a better quality of life.
- 'smokescreens' to make life appear better
- healthcare: get workers back to work
- welfare: low so people go back to work
- Feminsim
- help to maintain women's subordinate position.
- Hilary Land (1978) social policies assume the ideal family is the nuclear family - the policies reinforce that particular family type.
- Tax benefit policies assume husbands are the main wage earners - impossible for women to claim social security benefits
- supports the benefits for SPFs (usually women)
- Functionalism
- Social policies help families perform their functions more effectively and make life better for it's members.
- . Ronald Fletcher (1966) argues that the introduction of health, education and housing policies has led to the development of a welfare state that supports the family
- criticisms
- assumes all members benefit equally
- Marxists: policies can turn back the clock
- New Right
- Social changes has led to family diversty, and producing social problems.
- Brenda Almond (2006) Divorce being easier, undermines marriage and tax laws discriminates against conventional families.
- welfare benefits encourage SPFs
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