Social Policy and the family

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What are social policies
Refer to laws made by the government which aim to improve society or deal with a social policy
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What are the types of social policy
- Providing material support for the family (such as cash benefits through child benefits)
- Helping parents to balance working life and family life (such as maternity pay, child protection laws and early years childcare)
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What is Ronald Fletchers view of social policies
Health, education and housing policies have led to the welfare stat which supports the family in completing its functions
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What is New Right view on social policies
- That the conventional heterosexual nuclear family is self efficient.
- Believe that social policies have been a negative influence on society promoting family diversity and disintegration of society
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What is Feminists view on social policies
- See policies as assuming what a 'normal family' is patriarchal nuclear family with a male breadwinner and a female homemaker
- Social policies ensure the maintenance of this family type eg. childcare policies and caring for elderly
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What is Marxists view on social policies
- See family policy as a way for the ruling class to maintain their capitalist control of society and ensure that the family continues to support capitalism
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What social policy was 1979-1997
Conservative
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What social policy was 1997-2010
New Labour
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What social policy was 2010-onwards
Coalition
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What was the aim of conservative policies
To strengthen and protect the traditional nuclear family when family diversity grew more than ever
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Why did family diversity grow
increase in divorces, reduction in marriages and changes to sexual orientation
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What did Feminists say about the conservative policy
the cooling off period between separation and divorce could put women at risk of (further) domestic violence
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What did Murray say about conservative policy
welfare benefits offer 'preserve incentives' (reward irresponsible behaviour) so needs to be cut.
Some argue this will make the poor families, poorer
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Examples of conservative policies
- Married men's tax allowance
- Back to basic
- Childrens Act
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What was the aim of New labour policies
Encouraged women to work as benefitted the state more as they could reduce public spending on welfare
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What was criticism of civil partnership act
Didnt go far enough to bring about true equality and introduce gay marriage.
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What did Silva & Smart say
Favoured dual earning families but also emphasises the heterosexual nuclear family and for some parents to take responsibility for their children
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Examples of New labour policies
- Longer maternity leave
- Civil partnerships
- Unmarried couples adoption
- Working families tax credit
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What was the aim of coalition policies
Inconsistent policies on the family due to conflict between two camps of MPs
Hayton: modernists who accept diversity and traditionalists who favour a New Right view
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Examples of coalition policies
- Removed couples penalty
- Shared parental leave
- Equal marriage act
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What did coalition say about marriage
Marriage is only available to heterosexual couples
Civil partnership is available to same sex couples (just without the title of marriage)
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How many fathers took advantage of additional parental leave (more than 2 weeks previously given)
Only 2% and previously 40% of fathers used the 2 weeks they were entitled to
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Why do functionalists favour this
As the division of labour is still applied. Genders designed to their roles naturally.
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