Social policy

• What did the Beverage pocket policy in 1942 focus on?


  Introduced welfare state including housing benefits and the NHS
• What did the divorce reform act in 1969 aim to achieve?


  Made divorce easier to obtain which led to an increase in family diversity
• What was the impact of the legislation of contraceptive pills (1967)?


  Gave women control over their bodies resulting in a decrease in birth rate
• What was a significant change in family policies from 1997 to 2010 (New Labour Policies) ?


  Favoured dual earning families but emphasizes the nuclear family e.g. longer maternity leave and civil partnerships
• What did Ronald Fletcher argue about family policies?


  Health education and housing policies have led to welfare state which supports the family in completing its functions.
• What was the main aim of the conservative period from 1980-1990s?


  The New Right had a lot of influence main aim was to strengthen the traditional nuclear family e.g. Children's Act and Married man tax allowance
• What does the Childrens Act (1989) focus on?


  Support for children's welfare
• How do Marxists view family policies?


  A way that the ruling class to maintain their capitalist control of society and ensure that the family contributes to support capitalism
• Coalition policies (2010 onwards)


  -Aim- Inconsistent policies about the family due to conflict between camps of MPs

  -Examples- Removed couples penalty, shared parental leave, equal marriage act
• Feminist-


  See policies as assuming what a 'normal family' is patriarchal nuclear family. Social policies ensure maintenance of this family type.