Families and Social Policy

• Familial ideology justifies the status quo and is favoured by the New Right and Functionalist
• Familial ideology promotes the Nuclear family as the 'normal' family
• Politicians will attempt to reply to familial ideology in different ways
• Gittins argues that the Nuclear family isn't' the best family type because it is so oppressive
• Familial ideology will consider the Single Parent family as the worst and the cause of all social issues (such as crime)
• Social Policy about the family can be classed as either upholding or not upholding Familial Ideology
• Upholds Familial Ideology;

  • Section 28
  • Marriage Tax System
  • Parental Advice and Relationship Guidance
  • Maternity/paternity pay
• Policies that damage Familial Ideology;

  • Civil Partnership Act
  • Marriage (Same Sex) Act
  • Shared Parental Leave