Social policy Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is China’s one-child policy?
A state policy aimed at population control, where compliance leads to benefits like free child healthcare.
What was the focus of communist Romania’s policies in the 1980s?
Policies aimed at increasing the birth rate.
What was the goal of Nazi family policy?
To keep women out of work and focused on children, kitchen, and church.
How do state social policies affect families in democratic societies?
They play an important role in shaping family dynamics.
What did Functionalist Fletcher (1966) argue?
The introduction of health, education, and housing policies since the industrial revolution has built a welfare state supporting families.
What is the assumption of Functionalist policies regarding family members?
All members of the family benefit equally from social policies.
What does Donzelot’s theory suggest about policy?
Policy is a form of state power and control over families, with professionals acting as agents of social control through surveillance.
What is a criticism of Donzelot’s view?
It fails to clearly identify who benefits from such policies.
What do Marxists and Feminists argue about family policies?
Marxists argue that the capitalist class benefits, while Feminists argue that men benefit.
What are Parenting Orders?
Compulsory orders imposed by the state to control and regulate families.
What is the New Right’s view on family structure?
They favor the traditional nuclear family and believe that greater family diversity threatens it.
What does Almond argue about divorce and civil partnerships?
Easier divorce undermines marriage, and civil partnerships suggest that heterosexual marriage is no longer superior.
What does Murray argue about current policies?
They encourage a dependency culture and undermine the nuclear family.
What do Abbott & Wallace argue about benefit cuts?
They drive poor families into greater poverty.
What was the New Right’s influence during Thatcher’s government?
Policies reflected New Right views, such as banning the promotion of homosexuality.
What was New Labour’s stance on family policies?
They rejected the New Right view and favored dual earner families.
What is Hayton’s observation about the Conservative party?
The party is divided between modernisers who recognize family diversity and traditionalists who reject it.
What is the feminist perspective on society?
Society is patriarchal, benefiting men at the expense of women, with social institutions maintaining women’s lower rank.
What significant change occurred in 1991 regarding marital rape?
Rape within marriage was made a criminal offence.
What does Land (1978) argue about social policies?
They assume the idea of the patriarchal nuclear family with a male provider.
What are the two types of gender regimes described by Drew?
- Familistic: traditional gender division (e.g., Greece) 2. Individualistic: equal treatment of husbands and wives (e.g., Sweden).
What trend is observed in EU countries regarding gender regimes?
They are moving towards individualistic gender regimes.
