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What did the New Right wanted to achieve? |
Wanted traditional families = Seen as a "natural" family, with biological division of labor: Male Breadwinner Female Nurturer As long parents perform these roles, family will be self-reliant & able to care for each other. |
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What were the New rights criticisms for welfare polices? |
It undermines traditional families and values >Generous benefits for lone parent families >"Dependency Culture", Depends on the state to support families > Civil partnership Act (2004) Same sex families could not biologically procreate. |
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What did Charles Murray (1984, NR) believe welfare policy did for the society and what does he blame it has done so? |
>Argues that benefits "preserve incentives" - makes people less likely to go and find a job. >Benefits rewards irresponsible behavior. >Council houses are built doe unmarried teenage mothers, encourages teen pregnancy >Easy divorces & benefits mean less male role models for boys = Cycle of Benefit dependency. |
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What did he conclude to fix all these problems? |
To cut benefits! |
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What were the criticisms towards this? |
>Feminists - Patriarchal - as the new right wants traditional families that in turn oppresses women. >Patriarchal families are not "natural" but socially constructed. >Cutting benefits only leads to poor families becoming poorer. |
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Give a brief summary of the Conservative Party, regarding Margaret Thatcher's beliefs. |
Influenced by the NR (New rights) ideologies, believed that the Government shouldn't interfere in society. Believed that the nuclear family was the cornerstone of society. |
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List some of the acts that the Conservative Party put into placed when Margaret Thatcher was in charge. |
>Children's act 1987 - Outlined the rights of the child such as; Child Support agency 1993 - Force absent fathers and mothers to pay a fair amount towards the upkeep of their children. Family Law Act 1996 - A compulsory "cooling off" period of one year was proposed before a couple could divorce. (Never made law) |
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What were the Conservative trying to achieve regarding to society and how did this fail? |
They wanted to introduce traditional family value/morals back into society, they therefore expect that politicians were setting a good example for the public to adopt moral behaviors. This failed however as many MP were found to have been involved in all sorts of sexual misbehavior. |
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Tony Blair was known for what and what were his goals? |
>He was known as the leader of New Labor.
>Believed in Sure Start Children's Center and Child matters, childcare Voucher and free childcare (15 Hours) >Reduce tuition fees >Civil Partnership act 2005 - marriage for same sex couples and the ability to cohabit and adopt children >Cut lone parent/Means-testing to universal benefits (Child benefits). |
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How did the Liberal Democrats get into power and what did they enforce to society?
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They joined a Coalition with the Conservatives (2010) >Raised Tuition fees to 9k >Removed of EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) and replaced with bursary for poorest students. >Held benefits means tested for 16-19. >Shared Maternity leave (Lib Dem). > Removed multiple benefits with a universal system. |
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What were the Feminist approach towards the NR? |
Believed that they enforce sexist and exploitative family which continued under New Labor. Assuming patriarchal families is ideal polices reinforcing patriarchy, such as husbands assumed as main provider - preventing wife claiming benefits and maintain her independence. E.g Differences in maternity and paternity reinforces mothers as primary carers and men as the breadwinner |
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What do the Lib Dem argue towards Feminists? |
Not all polices benefit men: Equal pay & Sex discrimination, single parent benefits, refuges for woman facing domestic violence. Maternity and paternity leaving ins now shared between both men husband and wife. |
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What is Marxist perspective on Social Policy? |
>Women were army reserve and at the end of the war, women were no longer needed for labor, which made women dependent on their husband and weakening their bargaining power.
>Simultaneously servers the need of capitalism and affect family relationship |
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Who was Donzelot and what did he say about Social Policy? |
Not a Marxist but rejects functionalist views. >Believed that policies as a form of state power over families; Doctors, Social Workers exercising power over their clients using their expert knowledge. (This is Foucault) |
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Donzelot: What does he believe the professionals are doing? (E.g. Doctors, Social Workers) |
>Professional carry surveillance by using their knowledge to control and change families - "Policies of Family." |
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Donzelot: How can the lack of ______ cause a problem in society? |
>Unequal surveillance on all social classes - poor families are more likely to be seen as "problems" caused such as crime and anti-social behavior. |
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