Category: New Right

  • Evaluating the The New Right View of the Family

    The New Right believe that the traditional nuclear family is best and are critical of other ‘non-standard’ family types such as lone parent and reconstituted families. CIVITAS is one of the best examples of an organisation which represents the New Right View of the Family, and the decline of the nuclear family and increase the…

  • Functionalist, Marxist and New Right Perspectives on Education

    A brief video I put together to help revise the Functionalist, Marxist and New Right Perspectives on Education – basically just some key points and evaluations for each of these sociological theories. Functionalism – Social solidarity, skills for work, bridge between home and society, role allocation and meritocracy Marxism – The reproduction and legitimation of…

  • The New Right View of the Family

    The New Right believe the traditional nuclear family is the ideal type of family. They support social policies which encourage nuclear families – they are pro marriage and against benefits for single mothers.