social policy and the family
A- Two social problems that the family ‘often gets the blame for’ is crime and educational behaviour. The new right view say that the family are the cause of these problems because of the decline of the traditional nuclear family and the growth of family diversity.
B- one way professionals police and regulate families is that doctors tell parents what to do and give parents advise using their expertise. For example they can tell parents what to do or give their children if they are ill or have any problems. Another way professionals police and regulate families is by sending couples to parental classes so couples can be taught and shown on how and what to do in a variety of situations to help them with their children to ensure they have the best upbringing they possibly can have.
C- one similarity between New labour and the New right view is that they both say the family is very important and is the core of our society. They also both talk about giving security. One difference between the New labour and the New right view is that the New right view believe the family should help themselves and not rely on the government whereas New labour believe the government should help families.
D- a social policy is the actions, plans and programmes of government bodies and agencies that aim to deal with a problem or achieve a goal.
One law created was the sex equality act. This act made it so that women aren’t discriminated and are treated equally at work. This was done by making more woman be in full time work. This had a big impact on family life as it made more dual earner families which led to the share of housework and childcare in families.
Another law created which has affected families is the divorce legislation. Gradually the changes in the law have made divorce easier. There has been three main changes to the law which was equalising the grounds for divorce between sexes, widening the grounds for divorce and to make divorce cheaper. The
B- one way professionals police and regulate families is that doctors tell parents what to do and give parents advise using their expertise. For example they can tell parents what to do or give their children if they are ill or have any problems. Another way professionals police and regulate families is by sending couples to parental classes so couples can be taught and shown on how and what to do in a variety of situations to help them with their children to ensure they have the best upbringing they possibly can have.
C- one similarity between New labour and the New right view is that they both say the family is very important and is the core of our society. They also both talk about giving security. One difference between the New labour and the New right view is that the New right view believe the family should help themselves and not rely on the government whereas New labour believe the government should help families.
D- a social policy is the actions, plans and programmes of government bodies and agencies that aim to deal with a problem or achieve a goal.
One law created was the sex equality act. This act made it so that women aren’t discriminated and are treated equally at work. This was done by making more woman be in full time work. This had a big impact on family life as it made more dual earner families which led to the share of housework and childcare in families.
Another law created which has affected families is the divorce legislation. Gradually the changes in the law have made divorce easier. There has been three main changes to the law which was equalising the grounds for divorce between sexes, widening the grounds for divorce and to make divorce cheaper. The