Sociology And Social Policy

Question 1

Durkheim

Answer 1

Through scientific research sociologists could study society’s problems though social facts, hence can support social policies

Question 2

Murray

Answer 2

The ‘welfare state’ gives perverse incentives ans encourages self-reliance and dependency culture

Question 3

Marxism

Answer 3

Social policies legitimise the ideological, maintains the labour force for exploitation, prevents revolution

Question 4

Feminists

Answer 4

Liberal feminist see their research as having an impact in education, as well as leading to the EPA and SDA

Question 5

Postmodernism

Answer 5

Sociological research does not provide the ‘truth’, just many different form of it