The New Right

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  • The New Right
    • Criticisms
      • Feminism
        • Increased divorce means women can leave abusive relationships
        • Gender roles are determined through socialisation rather than biologically fixed
      • Chester
        • NR exaggerates the extent of single-parent families and co-habiting couples
          • Nuclear Families are still common
    • Evidence that Family Diversity is an Issue
      • Higher family breakdown in unmarried couples
      • Children from broken home = 5x more likely to develop emotional problems and 9x more likely to be criminals
    • Causes of Decline in the Nuclear Family
      • Secularisation
      • Overgenerous welfare state
      • Influence of Feminism
      • EPA/SDA
      • Growth of Cohabitation
      • Single-parent families = 2x as likely to be in poverty
      • Underclass/ 'culture of dependency' developing
    • Key Figure: Charles Murray
      • Found there was the development of an underclass
      • Believes that theres an increase in 'young, healthy low-income males who chose not to take jobs'
        • Many grew up without a father and male wage earner
      • Female headed families are dependent on the welfare state
    • Key Beliefs
      • Dominated politics between 1979-1997
      • One correct family = nuclear
      • Growth of diversity = social problems
        • crime and decline in morals
      • Welfare state has led to dependency culture

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