Social Policies
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- Created on: 29-05-15 15:37
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- Social Policy
- Giddens
- Sociology can inform policy makers of cultural differences
- Sociological research helps see if policies work and develops greater self understanding
- Giddens claimed 4 practical benefits
- 1. understanding of world
- 2. heightened understanding of groups
- 3. asssessment of 'what works'
- 4. Increased personal knowledge
- Middleton et al
- Sociological research helps see if policies work and develops greater self understanding
- conducted pilot studies to increase rates og pot 16 ed. EMA increased rates 6% suggest paying money = encourage = EMA policy 2004
- Sociology can inform policy makers of cultural differences
- Positivism and Functionalism
- sociologis role to provide state with objective/ scientific info
- helps state base policies on
- favour cautious approach tackling one issue at a time
- ;piece mean' approach
- CTITIQUE MARX societies structure needs to be addressed as a whole not one at time - equal opportunities are counteracted by dist power
- Social Dem Perspective policies should be aimed to dis rich to poor ie. townsend poverty inadequet
- funct state/ gov act in interests of all. Policies into help harmony + equality
- sociologis role to provide state with objective/ scientific info
- Marxism
- ed policies need to equalise op for kids defeated by influence of poverty
- need to solve basic structure
- Social Democrat:
- policies favour the wealthy. Research on poverty and made reccomendations for policies ie. high benefits
- CRTIQUE MARX
- policies aren't enough to solve problem. cap responsible for these inequalities need to be abolished
- CRTIQUE MARX
- policies favour the wealthy. Research on poverty and made reccomendations for policies ie. high benefits
- social policies serve interests of CAP ; maintains workforce NHS + exploitation
- ONLY SOLUTION REV
- policy serves cap 1) ideological legit, maintain work force 3) means prevent revolution
- policies can benefit but are easily reversible.
- sociological research just a 'tool' prevt cap ie. funding
- CRITIQUE
- unrealistic/ impractical
- Social Dem: marx ignores policies that benefit poor
- Fem: Maintains via social policy
- ed policies need to equalise op for kids defeated by influence of poverty
- Feminism
- much policy is in favour of male stream ie. maternity predicting female caregiver
- hard to get out of DV because tax system male orientated
- State cont oppression via state policies ie. assumption of 'nuclear family hetrosexual'
- makes it hard to live in any other kind of fam
- Liberal Feminist- research helps promote women, teacher training avoid gender bias
- Radical 'Purdy + baby strike to overthrow patriarchy - state policies reflect men
- much policy is in favour of male stream ie. maternity predicting female caregiver
- NR
- don't use state welfare to fix social prob
- state intervention ie. income support, education, healthcare robs people of individuality = worsens problems
- Social policies should emphasise greater need for personal responsibility
- Murray: welfare b too high + cousel housing lone parents weakens family's independence.
- Support zero tolerance policies
- Weber
- sociology shouldn't tell policy makers how to fix society
- Weber argued help policy makers tell if successful or not cost/benefits
- Post Modernists
- Bauman sociology should inform social research worries what will happen if soc research isn't listened to ie. marganalisation of welfare state
- Lyotard modernist metanarratives strict/ oppression in policies
- Giddens
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