social policy promotes family diversity = decline in traditional nuclear family = disintegration of society
social policy should avoid doing anything that undermines the natural and self-reliant traditional nuclear family
new right view on social policy- almond
contemporary social policy undermines nuclear family
easier divorce, civil partnerships, expansion of rights for unmarried/cohabiting couples make marriage and alternative similar = people no longer marrying to obtain certain rights
new right view on social policy - murray
welfare state encourages deviant and dysfunctional family types that harm society.
benefits offer perverse incentives rewarding antisocial or irresponsible behaviour..
fathers will allow state to support children and abandon parental responsibilities
young girls encouraged to becometeen mums meaning boys grow up w/o male role model = increase in crime
evaluation of new right view of social policy
justifies patriarchal nuclear family
cutting welfare state would drive poor families into greater poverty, making them even less self-reliant
policies supported by new right
cuts in welfare benefits and tighter restrictions on who is eligible for benefits to prevent perverse incentives
policy supporting traditional nuclear families
child support agency- make absent dads pay for their children
