Perspectives on Families and Social Policy 2.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? SociologyFamilies and householdsASAQA Created by: ElaineCreated on: 06-05-13 10:27 Who thinks that cutting welfare benefits will solve issues such as lone-parent households and crime rates. The New Right 1 of 16 How does the New Right want to reduce teen pregnancies? Denying council houses to teen mums 2 of 16 Who thinks that state intervention can improve family life? New Labour 3 of 16 Who changed laws on adoption so that cohabiting couples (including gays) have the right to adopt? New Labour 4 of 16 Who disapproves of redistributing income through taxation and benefits? New Right 5 of 16 Functionalist view on society: Society is build on harmony and consensus (shared beliefs) 6 of 16 The introduction of health, education and housing policies led to a welfare state in which people are dependent. Fletcher 7 of 16 Danzelot: Policy is a form of state power over society and professionals use their knowledge to control the family 8 of 16 Danzelot rejects the march of progress view 9 of 16 If the state provides benefits to married couples which are unavailable to cohabiting couples, it becomes difficult to live in other family types 10 of 16 Social policies assume the nuclear family is the ideal, where the woman is the homemaker Hilary Land 11 of 16 'Cereal packet norm' - nuclear family is the kind you'd get on a cereal packet Edmund Leach 12 of 16 Even when social policy backs up women- they still reinforce patriarchy (e.g, patriarchy) Diana Leonard 13 of 16 Marxist view on family and social policy: The state and policies serve capitalism 14 of 16 How does the family serve capitalism (Marxist view) Reproducing a new work force 15 of 16 What happened after the war that made women stop working and therefore become dependent on their husbands? Nurseries closed 16 of 16
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