Social policy

Overview and timeline of social policies related to family:

There are five areas affected by social policy in relation to family:

1) Women’s rights/protection of women - e.g. 1969 Divorce Reform Act

2) Children’s rights/protection of children - e.g. 1989 Children Act

3) The care of the elderly - e.g. social care such as care homes

4) LBTQ+ rights - e.g. 2013 Same Sex Marriage Act

5) Welfare of families - e.g. means-tested benefits

liberalism = allowing choice and diversity

interventionism = trying to control family life