Examine the ways in which government policies and laws may affect the nature and extent of family diversity? Over the years, government policies have been introduced which have affected the nature of several family types. These policies are mainly seen as beneficial to family life; however, sociologists such as functionalists may see it as a threat to the traditional nuclear family. One of the main families which have been affected by a number of policies is the nuclear family. One of these policies is the divorce act 1969; which has made it easier for couples to get divorced.
Homosexuality "Marriage" is a bond recognized by various institutions, between a man and a woman. Not only a man and a woman define “marriage”, but pairs of the same sex fulfill the criteria of a successful marriage as well. William Bennett, the author of “Against Marriage”, dictates that allowing homosexuals to get married will change the meaning of marriage while Andrew Sullivan claims that "they make a deep commitment to one another and to society; in exchange, society extends the benefits to them”. Although, over the years, people have changed the essence of marriage to suit their personal needs, but many constitutions are biased towards equality of rights resulting in the condemnation of personal integrity.
In 2002, the UK adoption laws changed, which meant gay couples were now allowed to adopt children, which led to an increase in same sex couples with children and less typically the nuclear family, with a male and female parent. Also in 2004, the Civil Partnership Act meant that gay individuals were now able to get married, which led to more homosexual marriages. The changes in these laws shows
Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess sociological views of the impact of government policies and laws on family life (24 marks, timed 25 minutes) Item 2B Government policies and laws include tax and benefit policies as well as legislation such as that relating to divorce and marriage. Sociologists have different views on the impact of these policies and laws on families. For example, feminists argue that social policies assume that the ideal family is a patriarchal nuclear family, and that government policies and laws therefore favour this sort of family. On the other hand, the New Right argue that the benefit system undermines traditional nuclear families by actively encouraging lone parents Essay Social policies are defined as actions taken by governing bodies such as schools or welfare systems that create action in society and cause implications for its members, they’re usually based off of laws from the government. Sociologists greatly clash in their respective perspectives on the view of social policies which ultimately makes it hard to understand the true extent of what they do to our society.
In "For Gay Marriage" author Andrew Sullivan writes that homosexuals and lesbians are capable of meeting or exceeding every definition given by conservatives for the word marriage. Sullivan gives several meanings and definitions of marriage and then goes on to explain how homosexuals and lesbians can and do live up to these explanations. Sullivan believes gay marriage to be a civil rights issue not religious, a right that would give homosexuals and lesbians an achievable goal to look forward to. Sullivan believes that recognition of same sex marriage would also give stability and closer family ties to gay couples. Sullivan begins with conservative arguments against gay marriage and the goes on to explain how gay couples would fit into these
This act provided retirement funds, disability insurance and unemployment compensation on a national scale. FDR also made that the value of the dollar was devalued to help stimulate trade with foreign countries and to support competitive practices in terms of business. With the New Deal in place, assistance was provided to businesses and farms and The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was passed to stabilize industry. At the time, The Supreme Court deemed that the Agricultural Adjustment Acts and NIRA were unconstitutional. Many people claimed the programs were socialistic and were worried about having a welfare state funded by the government.
This is because people all over the world are classified by these things, not just Americans. Sometimes these classifications are implicitly or explicitly expressed in hopes of avoiding discrimination. For instance, my mom only goes to gay men to get her makeup done. This is because like many Americans she believes that gay men are great cosmetologists. Next social class is implicitly identified.
They didn’t get a majority government in 1910 like they did in 1906 which led them to think that social reform was the way to gain votes. Many politicians who came from modest backgrounds also wanted to “wage war” on poverty as they saw it as the scourge of modern day Britain and it was the governments job to fix
The One Child Policy By: Maarya Omar 8s 16/11/2011 In 1979 The One Child Policy was introduced to China, or as the Chinese government refers to the official statement of Family Planning Policy. What is The One Child Policy? The One Child Policy restricts urban, married couples from having more than one child; however exceptions are made to those living in rural areas, parents without any siblings and many more. Why was the One Child Policy established? The policy was established to improve social, economic and environmental problems in China, as well to reduce the rapid growth of China’s population.
Loosening Chinese population policy Introduction: This is about controversial one-child policy in China and its new change. China, the world’s most populated country, has a population policy states that one family can have only one child except in some circumstances, such as both parents are minorities or the first child of the parents is disabled or has some serious inherited disease. The purpose of this policy is that the Chinese government was trying to control the boosted growth population. This policy was written in the Chinese Constitution in 1982 though it was published in the 1970s. Article 25 says that “The state promotes family planning so that population growth may fit the plans for economic and social development”, and Article 49 states that “Both husband and wife have the duty to practice family planning”.