social policys -comparative view 1

Question 1

what is social policys?

Answer 1

laws that direct our behaviour, actions of gov and its agencies in relation to lives of population. no gov department reasonable fro family policy, legislations/deciosns in areas of housing/taxation/emplyment/social security/judicial decisions

Question 1

social polices impacted family life
directly

Answer 1

divorce laws, marrige laws, child protection laws

Question 2

social polices impacted family life
indirectly

Answer 2

adoption, compulsory ed, tax laws

Question 3

china

Answer 3

one child polcy> aimed at controlling pop, discouraged having more than 1 child, women seek permission to be pregnant, those who follow= benefits/free child health care

Question 4

communist Romania 1980

Answer 4

aimed at rising birth rate in country, restricted contraception/abortion/divorce difficult, legal marriage 15 and un married or childless pay extra 5% income tax

Question 5

genramny 1930:nazi family policy

Answer 5

encouraged ‘racially pure’ to breed ‘master race’> restricted abortion/contreception, sterilisation 375k of disabled people ‘unfit to breed’

Question 6

iran post revoltuon

Answer 6

family protection act> abrogated after 1979 rev, married reverted to 9 then onset of puberty

Question 7

uk

Answer 7

family as a private sphere the gov should be involved in except for child abuse. however, sociologist argue even in democratic society, state policy important in shaping family life

Question 8

uk polices impact on family:
child support agency:

Answer 8

oversee the parents who live apart from children upkeep by paying child maintenance: inc employment , inc lone parents. inc ed success with better ubritning, dec brith rate=contracpeiton

Question 9

uk polices impact on family:
divorce reform act 1969

Answer 9

divorce easier unhappy couples to access(don’t need grounds eg adultery to be divorced) > dec birth rate, inc lone parents, dec unemployment with less stigma- feminist break out of patriahcy- functionalist expectations too high

Question 10

uk polices impact on family:
maternity/paternity leave

Answer 10

paid leave that an employe is entitled to, in order to care for new born or recently adopted child> dec unemployment, dec divorce more ed success, couples stay together more less stress

Question 11

uk policies impact on family
-working family tax credit

Answer 11

extra help if on low income>inc ed success as more money to spend on school supplies, grew up in better environment/lack stress leading to divorce.
decrease unemplyment>incentive to work too claim, inc marrife>more stability stay tog inc birth rate. also dec birthrate as many want to spend more money 1 child -chil centred.
enc women to work as tax credit can go to child care costs so male no longe brewed winer>inc Neo conventional family