Social Policies - Different Parties

Front 1

What did the New Right wanted to achieve?

Back 1

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.

Front 2

What were the New rights criticisms for welfare polices?

Back 2

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.

Front 3

What did Charles Murray (1984, NR) believe welfare policy did for the society and what does he blame it has done so?

Back 3

>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.

Front 4

What did he conclude to fix all these problems?

Back 4

To cut benefits!

Front 5

What were the criticisms towards this?

Back 5

>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.

Front 6

Give a brief summary of the Conservative Party, regarding Margaret Thatcher's beliefs.

Back 6

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.

Front 7

List some of the acts that the Conservative Party put into placed when Margaret Thatcher was in charge.

Back 7

>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)

Front 8

What were the Conservative trying to achieve regarding to society and how did this fail?

Back 8

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.

Front 9

Tony Blair was known for what and what were his goals?

Back 9

>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).

Front 10

How did the Liberal Democrats get into power and what did they enforce to society?

Back 10

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.
>Free school meals for all pupils in KS1

Front 11

What were the Feminist approach towards the NR?

Back 11

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

Front 12

What do the Lib Dem argue towards Feminists?

Back 12

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.

Front 13

What is Marxist perspective on Social Policy?

Back 13

>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

Front 14

Who was Donzelot and what did he say about Social Policy?

Back 14

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)

Front 15

Donzelot: What does he believe the professionals are doing? (E.g. Doctors, Social Workers)

Back 15

>Professional carry surveillance by using their knowledge to control and change families - "Policies of Family."

Front 16

Donzelot: How can the lack of ______ cause a problem in society?

Back 16

>Unequal surveillance on all social classes - poor families are more likely to be seen as "problems" caused such as crime and anti-social behavior.

Front 17

Rachel Condey

Back 17

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