sociological perspectives on social policy
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- Created on: 18-05-19 11:45
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- sociological perspectives on social policy
- positivist
- sociology should influence socisl policy and improve lives
- view is similar to that of a medical researcher
- new right
- improve independence from welfare state, support family values, capitalism
- influential under conservative
- marriage tax allowance, capping universal child benefit, making work pay
- influenced
- divorce law reform 1969, same sex marriage
- don't like- goes against nuclear family
- improve independence from welfare state, support family values, capitalism
- social democratic
- tackle inequality and improve lives of the poor, encourage a mixed economy
- influential under labour
- paying child benefit to mother, fairer acce** to healthcare, compensatory education
- influenced
- making work pay, make life more difficult for poor
- don't like::
- tackle inequality and improve lives of the poor, encourage a mixed economy
- marxist
- tackle capitalist ideology and oppre**ive policies to get rid of false cc, many policies are 'tokens' for WC but don't actually help them
- raising awarene** of tax evasion/ cries of powerful, higher taxation of rich, trad unions
- don't like: making work pay
- too revolutonary
- feminist
- reduce effects and abolish patriarchy, liberal feminists- gradual change, radical feminists- more revolutionary
- ** marriage act, equal pay ans sex discrimination act, positive discrimination policies to attract women in certain areas of social life
- don't like: marriage tax allowance, reinforce nuclear family
- conclusion
- sociology has considerable influence of social policy both in UK and internationally
- research leads to policy proposals but many factors affect if its implemented
- sociological perspectives vary in terms of purpose and social policy
- positivist
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