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Social Policy (Marxism (Criticisms :red_cross: (Impractical and…
Social Policy
Marxism
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Criticisms :red_cross:
Impractical and unrealistic, rejecting the idea that sociological research can help
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Functionalism/Positivism
Comte and Durkheim argues that the state serves the interest of society producing rational policies for good.
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They favour social policies that are referred to 'piecemeal social engineering' - tackling one specific issue at a time
Criticisms :red_cross:
Marxists argue that educational policies are defeating the influence of poverty in wider society. The basic social structure needs to be changed
Feminism
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Radical feminism favour policies to promote separatism - the idea that women need to separate themselves from men
Social Democratic
Townsend (1979) argues that sociologists should be involved in researching social problems and making policy recommendations.
The Black Report on class inequalities in health made 37 recommendations. However, the conservative government refused to publish findings on the grounds of the cost.
Criticisms :red_cross:
Marxists argues that all social policies are down to Capitalism not just down to health and we should sort this out by abolishing Capitalism not use the Black Report
New Right
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However, the quality of social research has been questioned