Sociology & Social Policy
- Created by: Moesha16
- Created on: 02-06-18 17:46
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- Sociology & Social Policy
- Influence on social policy
- Electoral popularity - findings might point to policy unpopular with voters
- Those in power define what is(n't) a problem
- Become part of mainstream culture e.g. Bowlby maternal deprivation
- Those in power define what is(n't) a problem
- PGs seek to further own interests through gov policy
- insufficent funds to implementat policy
- Research institutions can have political bias so politicians likely use ones that provide research they want
- Electoral popularity - findings might point to policy unpopular with voters
- Sociological problems = any piece of behaviour we wish to make sense of
- Perspectives
- Positivism/functionalism
- State implemenates policies good for all = run smoothly
- Favour policies that tackle one specific issue at a time
- ignores wider structural problems e.g. unequal distribution of wealth
- Sociologists role is to investigate social problems scientifically.
- Favour policies that tackle one specific issue at a time
- Marxism
- Serves capitalism not whole of society e.g. ideological legitimation + nhs keeps workers fit
- Impractical + unrealistic
- Policies can benefit w/c but are limited and reversible
- Socios should reveal exploitation in policies
- Serves capitalism not whole of society e.g. ideological legitimation + nhs keeps workers fit
- State implemenates policies good for all = run smoothly
- Social democratic
- Favours a major redistribution of wealth and income from the rich to the poor
- Townsend - sociologists should be involved in researching social problems and making policy recommendations to eradicate them
- research on poverty has led him to make recommendations for policies such as fairer, higher benefit levels.
- Feminism
- Patriarchal + women's subordination through policies
- Fam policies center around nuclear fam = financially independent on man
- Lib fems had impact on policies
- Education polices in learning materials
- Lib fems had impact on policies
- New Right
- State shouldn't interfer
- Murray: Generous welfare benefits 4 LPF act as perverse incentive encouraging dependency culture
- Propose polices promoting individual responsibility + choice
- State shouldn't interfer
- Positivism/functionalism
- Influence on social policy
- Polices
- NHS
- Child support Agency
- Marxist like it because men has to work more so generates profit for capitalism but Fems like/don't like it
- Abortion Legalisation
- Feminists like it but say we need abortion on demand bc need 2 doctors signatures.
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