The egalitarian tradition values:

redistribution & the view that all people have equal rights

The libertarian tradition values:

negative individual freedoms, the market & small government

The conservative tradition values:

continuation of social institutions and authority/order

A critical approach considers policy responses to be the result of:

political contest between competing ideas and interests

The social liberal tradition values:

both negative and positive individual freedoms

The reading outlined 4 political traditions identified by Dalton et al. (1996). What are they?

Libertarian; social liberal; egalitarian; communitarian

The communitarian tradition values:

social relationships, community responsibility & cooperation

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POLY1000 Week 2: Understanding social policy "problems"

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1
The egalitarian tradition values:
redistribution & the view that all people have equal rights
both negative and positive individual freedoms
social relationships, community responsibility & cooperation
negative individual freedoms, the market & small government
2
A rational approach considers policy responses to be the result of:
the manner in which people make sense of the world
political contest between competing ideas and interests
a cycle
objective puzzling & analysing
3
Discourse refers to:
language as a form of power reflecting the values of dominant groups
socially produced forms of knowledge
All of the above
the way we make meaning of and construct the world through language
4
The libertarian tradition values:
social relationships, community responsibility & cooperation
negative individual freedoms, the market & small government
redistribution & the view that all people have equal rights
both negative and positive individual freedoms
5
Political values include attitudes towards govt. involvement in 1. the economy; & 2. how much personal freedom we have
True
False
6
The conservative tradition values:
negative individual freedoms, the market & small government
redistribution & the view that all people have equal rights
social relationships, community responsibility & cooperation
continuation of social institutions and authority/order
7
A critical approach considers policy responses to be the result of:
the manner in which people make sense of the world
a cycle
political contest between competing ideas and interests
objective puzzling & analysing
8
The social liberal tradition values:
both negative and positive individual freedoms
negative individual freedoms, the market & small government
social relationships, community responsibility & cooperation
redistribution & the view that all people have equal rights
9
The reading outlined 4 political traditions identified by Dalton et al. (1996). What are they?
left; right; communist; anarchist
liberal; social democratic; conservative corporatist; mixed
altruistic; self-interested; authoritarian; moral
Libertarian; social liberal; egalitarian; communitarian
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The communitarian tradition values:
redistribution & the view that all people have equal rights
social relationships, community responsibility & cooperation
both negative and positive individual freedoms
negative individual freedoms, the market & small government

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