Social Policy

Question 1

Social policy

Answer 1

-government or political setting
-guidelines and principles which effect living conditions of human welfare

Question 2

Comparative view

Answer 2

-china one child policy, population control 1979
-1930, nazi family policy of master race and sterilisation

Question 3

1979 to 1990 new government

Answer 3

-conservative government of Margret thatcher
-1990 to 1997 was John major

Question 4

1984 divorce

Answer 4

-matrimonial and family act
-allowed divorce after one year

Question 5

1987 family

Answer 5

-family law reform act
-gave rights to illegitimate children e.g. inheritance

Question 6

1988 budgeting

Answer 6

-budget
-cohabiting couples cant claim more for tax allowance

Question 7

1993 children

Answer 7

-child support agency
-child support act 1991
-absent parent maintenance

Question 8

1988 Gay

Answer 8

-local government act
-section 28
-prohibiting from promotion gay sexuality

Question 9

1997 to 2006 new government

Answer 9

-New labour
-Tony Blair
-Gordan brown from 2007 to 2010

Question 10

Rights of 1998

Answer 10

-Human rights act 1998
-adoption and children act 2002

Question 11

1998 pre legislative

Answer 11

-green paper
-supporting families, marriages and divorce

Question 12

2003 parenting

Answer 12

-parenting order
-anti social behaviour of children
-department of trade and industry
-women entitled to pay leave for medical and pregnancy reasons

Question 13

2005 Gay

Answer 13

-civil partnership act

Question 14

2006 pregnancy

Answer 14

-2007
-maternity leave extended

Question 15

2006 children

Answer 15

-childcare act
-provision for childcare and help

Question 16

2007 sexuality

Answer 16

-equality act
-sexual orientation act
-discrimination against gays prohibited

Question 17

New labour achievement

Answer 17

-eliminated 25% of child poverty
-working families get tax credit

Question 18

2014 gay

Answer 18

-same sex marriage allowed

Question 19

2015 children

Answer 19

-childcare polices
-tax breaks

Question 20

2015 equality in parents

Answer 20

-shared parental leave for maternity

Question 21

2017 children

Answer 21

-30hours free childcare for 3 year olds

Question 22

2017 benefits

Answer 22

-discourage benefit reliance
-no more child benefit for families with over 3 children

Question 23

Drew

Answer 23

-gender regimes
-cross cultural comparison
-familistic gender
-individualistic gender

Question 24

Fletcher

Answer 24

-functionalists
-states acts in interest of society, good for all
-industrial revolution, health, education and housing policy
-helps family function effectively

Question 25

Donzelot

Answer 25

-conflict
-form of state power and control over family
-caring professions act as agent of social control through surveillance and policing
-not equally targeted at all social groups

Question 26

Murray

Answer 26

-criticises welfare policy that generate welfare benefit
-undermine nuclear family
-encourages antisocial behaviour

Question 27

Almond

Answer 27

-laws making divorce easier
-gay marriages as well

Question 28

Land

Answer 28

-feminism
-unequal gender division
-assumes ideal nuclear family
-make it more difficult for other family types

Question 29

Leonard

Answer 29

-social control over women
-maternity leave
-assumes women will be childcarer and men economic provider