SOCIAL POLICY

Question 1

Social policy

Answer 1

Packages of plans,actions by gov/agencies to solve social problem

Question 2

LEFT WING

Answer 2

Redistribute wealth by increasing tax = so society more fair
Labour Gov of Tony Blair (1997 - 2010) introduced minimum wage and sure start
REMEMBER : CONTINUED to marketise education = intro of academies and tuition fees = CONTRADICTION

Question 3

RIGHT WING

Answer 3

Small state
Privatisation
Low tax for business esp
Conservative Party of Thatcher (1979 - 1997)
Cameron (2010 - 2015)
Critique welfare, encourage dependency culture = MURRAY
POLICY : Parental classes, SM work
Cut welfare

Question 4

SOCIOLOGY AND POLICY

Answer 4

Sociologist seek social change w/evidence and effects of social groups

GIDDENS = Relationship between sociology + social policy
Understand society, awareness of diff cultures + effects of policy, increase self-knowledge

Question 5

UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY

Answer 5

Factual and theoretical
TOWNSEND(1979) = Gather facts ab extent of poverty, ‘relative dep model’
INDIRECTLY led to minimum wage in 98
THATCHER ignored findings, bury science evidence

LEA AND YOUNG = Causes of WC = relative dep
Policies: Community centres, sure start, youth clubs

EVAL : Research policy formation suit RC agenda = criminalise WC

Question 6

AWARENESS OF CULTURAL DIFF

Answer 6

GIDDENS = Research demonstrate discrimination + evidence based solutions
BLM And anti-discrim legislation
EVAL: Politicians as selective with data 80s NR

INCREASED KNOWLEGDE W/ those oppressed and marginalised = gov response

Question 7

ASSESSING EFFECTS OF POLICY

Answer 7

GIDDENS = NHS = Positive impact of medical procedures
DOUGLAS SNS HALSEY (60s) = Research to convince gov tri-partite system unequal
LED to COMPREHENSIVE ED (65)
Expanded from 45 to across UK

Question 8

MARXISM

Answer 8

Political agenda = Maintain RC hegemony
HALL = Maintains captalism e.g. WELFARE STATE = FSC, prevent REVOLUTION

EXAMPLES = Black Report (1980) on inequalities with health= ignored due to political inconvenience

Question 9

FEMINISM

Answer 9

RADICAL = Agenda set by men to maintain patriarchy

LIBERAL = Equality legislation MOP = increased equality

Question 10

POSTMODERNISM

Answer 10

Sociology as academic discipline, NO contribution to policy
Structural inequalities as IRRELEVANT, CANT generalise society

TYLER = Sociologists JOB as ‘librarian’ collecting ‘stories’ ab INDIVIDUALS
NOT generalisation to inform policy