New Right and Family

Question 1

What did Murray and Marsland say??

Answer 1

That the welfare state has undermined personal responsibility and self-help and importance of support from families.
Particularly with welfare support for lone parents as they believe it encourages single women to have children who could not otherwise afford it.

Question 2

What does Chester say?

Answer 2

Despite nuclear family decline, it is still the dominant family type and most children are raised by two parents.

Question 3

What does The New Right generally think?

Answer 3

They support traditional values and institutions and its views of the role, importance and functions in society of the traditional family unit
They see the nuclear family as performing important and beneficial functions in securing social stability through emotional stability for children.