Cross-Cultural Social Policies

• Different countries have different social policies for the Family
• The Russian Divorce and Abortion policy was promoting equality in the 1920s, but in 1930s it had to become industrialised so ensured women stayed at home while men worked
• In 2008, Russia introduced the Order of Parental Glory which was a medal for 7+ children
• China's One Child Policy was to control population growth
• Wilson says that China's One Child Policy meant women had to seek permission to have children and there was family planning committees
• (Nazi) Germany's Two Fold Policy mean women were taken out of the workforce
• (Nazi) Germany's Two Fold Policy also meant 375k disabled people were sterilised and later killed to not have children
• Romanian Enforced Baby Boom was created due to a low birth rate
• The Romanian Forced Baby Boom meant that abortion became illegal and divorce impossible
• The Romanian Enforced Baby Boom meant 10 thousand deaths as a result
• Swedish Family Policies have moved towards men and women being equally responsible for the family
• Swedish Family Policy was favoured by Drew as it meant a move in EU family planning
• Drew says that Europe is going from Familistic to Individualistic gender regimes
• Familistic Gender Regimes means the state supports the traditional family
• Individualistic Gender Regimes place focus on treating both partners equally