Marxist perspective on family and social policy

Marxist perspective on family and social policy

1. Conflict theory

   • Society is based on class conflict
     • Bourgeoisie and the proletartiet
     • RC own means of production and exploit WC who are nothing but labour power

2. All institutions in a capitalist society help maintain class inequality and exploitation

3. State and policies serve capitalism

   • Low level of state pensions are a way of 'maintaining' people at minimum cost once they can no longer produce profits
   • Improvements can be lost again

4. Some policies have come because of capitlism

   • During WWII women could work because men were fighting
     • Women were the reserved army of labour