Policy

Question 1

Policy - Feminism - Land

Answer 1

• Gov + soc assume NF is ideal = policies push people into NF
• Tax Benefits –> assume husband is breadwinner
• Childcare –> expansive - causes women to work part time
• Care for Elderly –> women expected
• Maternity Leave –> more - expected to be main care giver

Question 2

Policy - Marxism - 3 functions

Answer 2

• Don’t benefit WC - reflect capitalists interests
• 3 functions:
- Ideology + Welfare State –> makes system look like it cares for poor
- Maintaining labour force–> NHS, Cheaper for employees
- Prevents revolution

Question 3

Policy - Left Realism - Silvia + Smart - Neo-conventional fam

Answer 3

• NF is best for soc
• Favour a neo-conventional family
- longer maternity leave
- working family tax credit
- The New Deal –> help Lone Parents into work
- Minimum wage –> lifts children out of poverty

Question 4

Policy - Universal Credit Cut

Answer 4

• Increased by £20 in lock down
• Reduxed by £20 in 2021

Question 5

Policy - Right Realism - Almond + Murry

Answer 5

• Almond –> want to see return of NF
- Policies leading to family div result in welfare dependency
• Divorce undermines marriage
• Gay marriage undermines roles
• Murry –> Welfare state provides incentives for anti- soc beh
- single fathers assume state look after kids when leage
- public housing encourages teen pregnancy

Question 6

Policy - Right Realism - Almond + Murry

Answer 6

• Almond –> want to see return of NF
- Policies leading to family div result in welfare dependency
• Divorce undermines marriage
• Gay marriage undermines roles
• Murry –> Welfare state provides incentives for anti- soc beh
- single fathers assume state look after kids when leage
- public housing encourages teen pregnancy

Question 7

Policy - Evaluating Functionalism

Answer 7

• Feminism –> policies benefit men at expense of women (welfare cuts)
• Marxists –> policies benefit bourgeoisie
• Postmodernists - Donzelot –> Way to police + control families- social workers collect info

Question 8

Policy - Functionalism - Fletcher

Answer 8

• Soc must be free from conflict to function
- soc naturally built on harmony + value consensus
• Policies aim to better perform functions
• On a march of progress
- housing, health, Ed

Question 9

Policy - State vs Market - Drew - Expensive welfare policies

Answer 9

• Welfare policies expensive for government
- Women forced to take more responsibility supporting families
• Gov encourage people to use private businesses for welfare:
- private health care, pensions, care homes

Question 10

Policy - Childcare Regulations 2016

Answer 10

• All 3-4 year olds get 570 hours per year free
- must be with approved provider
- stops when start reception
- extra costs: meals, trips

Question 11

Policy - Income Support/Job Seekers Allowance

Answer 11

• Income Support –> money provided to those unable to work
• Job Seekera Allowance –> able to work but out of work
• Bedroo. Tax –> loose 14% of benefits for spare rooms

Question 12

Policy - Child Benefits Act

Answer 12

• Means tested - £60,000+ nothing

Question 13

Policy - Gender Regimes - Drew- 2x - Abroad eg

Answer 13

•Familistic Regime –> Polices based on men being breadwinner (Greece)
• Individualistic Regime –> Husbands + wives treated equally (Sweden)

Question 14

Policy - Extreme Historical - Nazi New Women

Answer 14

• Nazi women didn’t work, confined to home
• Nazi women produced genetically pure children
• Increased reg on women’s bodies
- no makeup
- blonde, beautiful, thin
• Cross of honour for German mothers issued after 4 kids

Question 15

Policy - Perspectives

Answer 15

• Functionalists –> polices ensure stable running of soc + institutions
• Realists –> should support NF + self reliance
• Feminists –> should support equality
• Marxists –> only serve capitalist interests

Question 16

Policy - Extreme Historical - Communist Romania

Answer 16

• Policies to increase birth rate
• Restricted contraception, abortion
• Unmarried adults + childless couples pay extra 5% tax

Question 17

Policy - Extreme Historical - China’s 1 child policy

Answer 17

• Population control policy
• Supervised by workplace family planning - permission to get pregnant
• Comply with policy = extra benefits
• Break policy = fined

Question 18

Policy - Adoption Act (2002)

Answer 18

• Unmarried + gay couples right to adopt on same basis as married

Question 19

Policy - Marriage Act (2013)

Answer 19

• Same sex couples can now get married

Question 20

Policy - Employment Protection Act

Answer 20

• Prevent women being sacked on maternity leave

Question 21

Policy - Divorce Act

Answer 21

• Pre 1969 –> had to prove other was unfaithful
• 1969 –> ended if irretrievably broken + married 5 years
• 1984 –> divorce granted within 1 year of marriage