P1 Unit 7

Neoliberals however have significantly challenged the idea of tradition and focuses more on modern principles are theories such as individualism, rationalism and laissez-faire economics. For example, neoliberals are radical in the sense of trying to dismantle and roll back the interventionist government – this breaks away from tradition as traditional conservatives believe in the government having authority; therefore intervention is a must in order to ensure stability. They also view welfare as having provided a culture of dependency making welfare the cause of disadvantage not the cause. Charles Murray argued that welfare also provided the basis of breakdowns in the family as women no longer feel obliged to depend on the ‘breadwinning’ man in the family; they are given an alternative way to survive in society through welfare.

In relation to the human services field, the four different ideologies take different approaches. Libertarians are anti-collectivists who believe firmly in a free market. Due to this, Libertarians stand against the notion of social security and believe in minimal taxation and government interference in the market/people's lives. Thus, Libertarians would stand as a strong foil to those who support social services and the human services field.

Conservatism is defined as the belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society (Merriam-Webster). Another definition of it is the dislike of change or new ideas in a particular area (Merriam-Webster). So most of their policies are rooted in tradition and history, generally keeping things the way they have been in the past. Another one of the ideologies they have in their party's Fiscal Conservatism this means they are pro-big businesses and think you should have low income taxes and also they want to deregulate the economy (Justin Quinn). From this economic ideology it goes hand and hand with their main stance on making a smaller government to control less of your life. Also they generally would rather keep things the same than changing

New Right- was introduced in the 19th and 20th century, it was usually referred as Thatcherism after Margaret Thatcher and also influenced by Milton Friedman. In the 1980’s, the new right theory was developed to support the idea of traditional nuclear family and its values which are best for society (SOTF, 2009). The new right theorists believe that children should have a secure home with married mother and father, they recommend the women should stay home to look after the children instead of working outside (Revisesociology, 2014).

Such an anti-collectivist momentum was plainly noticeable in the New Right’s political agenda. When Margaret Thatcher took up her office as Prime Minister, the situation she had to deal with proved to be more complicated than expected. Furthermore, criticisms of various kinds came from almost every stratum of the society. Firstly, economists claimed not only that the budget intended to cover the welfare state was disproportionately high, but also that the government could have distributed those resources better, for instance, to fund other productive sectors.

New right is the post-war collectivist approach to welfare endured largely in place for decades and was not totally challenged or questioned until the election of Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government in 1979.The view of this government was that the state must play as small a role as soon as possible in welfare provision. Also they believed that welfare should be mainly seen as the responsibility of the individual and their family. The New Right observed state support as intrusive and supporting a dependency culture.Mrs Thatcher and her government thought welfare state produced a society in which individuals depended on state benefits other than planning for the future and taking responsibility for their own needs and those of their families.

In America, there are many different corporations and groups of people that make us what we are. With every different setting, there are new norms, values, beliefs, and ways of doing things. Sociology then studies those different aspects of a place and sees how they shape the social world that we live in. Within sociology, there is three main perspectives that a sociologist can see the world. Through Social Interactionism, Functionalism, and Marxism and Social Conflict, the workplace, church, and federal agencies can be seen in a different way.

The new right view believe that the current education system isn’t functioning because it is run by the state. In state education systems, politicians use their powers to influence what children should study. For example they encourage compulsory studying of history and also they chose what kind of school we should have ignoring the needs of individuals. This is using the ‘one size fits all’ rule leaving the consumers with

A radical ideology of the left is defined as political positions or activities that accepts or supports social equality, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality. Often those of left wing ideology involve in concern for those in society who are perceived at a disadvantage relative to others and a belief that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be reduced or abolished. They propose a view of human beings living together harmoniously without great disparities in wealth or social classes. On the other hand, those of the right-wing radical ideology are political positions or activities that view some forms of social inequality as either inevitable, natural, normal or desirable and typically defend this position based on natural law, economics or traditions.

​Right wing politics is the opposite of left-wing politics, which by definition according to Wikipedia "supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social

Today sociologists divide sociology into three theoretical perspectives: the structural-functional interactionist perspective, social conflict perspective, and the symbolic interactionist perspective. Each perspective provides sociologists theoretical paradigms, or a framework to explain how society and people influence each other. The three perspectives offer a variety of explanations about society, social forces, and human behavior. All three paradigms are similar and different in unique ways.

Intro: This essay begins by outlining what a Marxist perspective is. Next it contrasts this perspective against two other classical perspectives in sociology, functionalism and interactionism on the basis of how society is viewed, the type of society, the sources of societal change and also the future of society. It concludes by

-Sociological perspective is a new perspective on any given social situation that takes into account the role of social forces in influencing a situation; coined with identifying systematic patterns of behavior

In this essay, I am going to explain 7 different psychological perspectives; functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism, collectivism, postmodernism and The New Right.

Conservatives also believe that each individual is responsible for their own behavior regardless of their situation. People are viewed as having free will, which encourages behavior such as hard work gets an individual ahead and laziness causes poverty. Conservatives respect the traditional nuclear family and try to create policies to preserve it. Family is seen as a source of strength for individuals, and as the primary unit of society. Therefore, they oppose abortion, sex education in schools, rights to homosexuals, public funding for day care centers, birth control counseling for minors, and all other measures that might undermine parental authority or support alternative family forms, like single parenthood.