Social Policy Flashcards
(6 cards)
What does functionalist Fletcher say about social policy’s?
The introduction of health, education and housing policies through the years since the Industrial Revolution has led to the development of the welfare state, supporting the family performing its functions more effectively.
What does Marxist Donzelot say about social policy’s?
‘The policing of families’ - social policy is a form of state control of the family.
Social workers, doctors and health visitors use their knowledge to control families.
Surveillance isn’t equally across all social classes. E.g. the w/c are more likely to be seen as the problem and cause of crime.
What does New Rights Murray say about social policy?
The state is providing overly generous welfare benefits.
This is because the state rewards people for irresponsible behaviour. Calling the policies ‘perverse incentives’.
What is a feminist view of social policy, that can also be used as a critics of the functionalist view?
Leonard: Even though seem to support women, they still enforce the patriarchal family, acting as a
form of social control over women, maintaining women’s subordinate position in society. This is because they only support the nuclear family.
E.g. maternity leave policies.
What are the two types of gender regimes Drew states?
Familistic gender regimes: Policies based on the traditional gender division between men and women.
E.g. In Greece, there is minimal state funding for childcare.
Individualistic gender regimes: Policies based on husbands and wives should be equal. This is so wives aren’t dependent on their husbands, leading to separate entitlement to state benefits.
E.g. In Sweden, husbands and wives are equally responsible for breadwinning domestic tasks.
