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Critically explore why families are seen as important for the good of society. How does the state act on these ideas?

This essay is about how social policy and families in the UK.

Discuss different government parties and how they have chosen to deal with family policy and why?

What impacts the governments ideology regarding family?

How is the family viewed by society and government?

As an institution? which is good for what?

what are the familys functions and role in society?

what is the ideal family type and what family types are discouraged by the government?

example, the nuclear family are seen as ideal? but why? (breadwinner male and women as the domestic housewife)

Families where both parents work etc are viewed as good as the government see them as less dependent therefore dont need much help from the state.

Families who do need help! example, lone parent families, are dependent on government and their policies. What policies exactly? why are these family types discouraged by government? (because the government dont like dependency)

Different goverment parties views on family and how this has changed overtime and impacted policy making

Discuss sociological theories about the family and why this these theories impact the government’s ideology, how do the government use theory to decide what is ideal and what is not and then how does this affect their policies.

As one policy example use the troubled families programme.

Why was it introduced?

The purpose of the programme

how did the government try and help families and why?

What were they trying to avoid?

Was the programme successful?