SOCIAL POLICY - SOCIOLOGY

What is social policy?

Refers to the plans and actions of state agencies, such as health, social services, welfare benefit systems, schools and other public bodies

What are policies usually based on?

Laws that are made by the government that provide framework that the agencies work within

Who do most social policies affect?

Families

• marriage and divorce, abortion and contraception, child protection and adoption

What are the 5 social policies?

• The housing act

• Civil partnership act

• The employment act

• Adoption and children’s act

• Education reform act

What is the housing act? Which political party created it? What year was it created?

• improves living standards and ensures living safety

• Labour Party

• 2004

What is the Civil partnership act? Which political party created it? What year was it created?

• same sex couples had legal recognition - minimum age 18 (married)

• Labour Party

• 2004

What is the Employment act? Which political party created it? What year was it created?

• support and treatment of workers (national minimum wage)

• Labour Party

• 2008

What is the Adoptions and children’s act? Which political party created it? What year was it created?

• supports children and adopted families

• Labour Party

• 1976, 2002

What is the Education Reform act? Which political party created it? What year was it created?

• raised educational standards by introducing a National curriculum

• Conservative party

• 1988