Which concern reflects New Right views about families?

Which concern reflects New Right views about families?

• A. Dysfunctional families and lack of male role models in female-headed lone parent families
• B. Universal basic income
• C. Expanding state childcare
• D. Abolishing the Child Support Agency

Answer: (A)

New Right thinking emphasizes the family as the backbone of social order, with the traditional two-parent, male breadwinner family seen as the model. They argue that when families become female-headed lone-parent households and there are few or no male role models, children's socialisation and behavior can be destabilised, leading to broader social problems. This focus on the impact of family structure and gender roles is why the concern about dysfunctional families and the lack of male role models in female-headed lone-parent households best reflects New Right views. The other options relate more to welfare policies or state provision than to the New Right’s emphasis on the nuclear family and masculine roles within it.