Social policy

Question 1

Sociology & social policy

Answer 1

A factor that influences choice of ressearchs topic.
There are two factors that affect choice of topic:

Social problems = cause anxiety to individual + society e.g racism, criminality, domestic/child abuse
Sociological problems = problems that derive from social problems such as ‘what makes a good marrage’ aspects that are deviant

Question 2

Brewer

Answer 2

Sociology should address social policy

Question 2

Brewer

Answer 2

Sociology should address social policy

Question 3

Durkheim + Parson

Answer 3

Sociolgy should analyse social issues + provide solutions, promote traditional values like nuclear family.

Question 4

Strength

Answer 4

• Aims to be descriptive + valid e.g examing facts + figures related to poverty
• Explanatory, enourages change
• Can be evaluatory e.g sure star deprived communites used help of sociologists to evaluate if they were making change