social policies

• what is social policy


  the plans that the government put into place which usually affect the family in either a direct or indirect way .
• what do the conservatives think about family

  they want less support for families and what them to b self sufficent. they also believe in the nuclear family
• what did the conservative policy of child support agency impact for the family

  the policy discorages people from having children outside of marriage as the policy mean fathers paid for child maintence. Mothers were less reliant on welfare state
• what did the conservative idea of benefit cutting for single parents do for the family

  for fathers in particular it promoted responsibility for children
• what conservative policy of fail to introduce free childcare do for the family

  it promoted traditional conjugal roles such as the expressive and instrumental roles
• what did the conservative policy of marriage tax allowance for those who married do for the family

  promoted people t marry suggestive other families were less desirable
• what did the conservative policy privatising care for the elderly do for the family

  poorer families had to take more the responsibility for the elderly also women were more likley to take on the responsibility therfore reinforcing traditional roles
• what were labour policies about for the families

  recognise diveristy and help families, help lone parents,
• what did the labour policy of more generous maternity/paternity leave do for the family

  send a message that both parents are likely to work therefore recognises the increase of the roles fathers play
• what does the labour policy of free child care for 2 1/2 year olds do for the family

  helped families with child care costs making returning to work easier
• what did flexible working arrangments for parents do for the family


  helped the family with child care making it easier for work
• what did the new deal labour policy do for the family

  helped lone parents enter paid work by helping with childcare, training ect
• what did the help for the elderly policy do for family

  help the elderly with heating costs reducing health issues therfore lack of support needed from others
• what was the conservative coalition

  the coalition between labour and conservatives ad they continued many of the new right ideals
• what did the reinroduction of marriage tax allow for the family

  encorage nuclear family and marriage
• what did the policy of cutting legal aid do

  those of lower income and many women couldnt access legal advice for things like divorce
• what did the child benifit becoming means tested do for the family

  family had to take responsibility and the state couldnt be involved
• what did the scalling back on benifits policy do for the family

  designed to reduce welfare dependency
• what did the the troubled family program do for the family

  re socialise and re educate families in order to cut costs of those dependent on the state