Social policy

Social policy is the study of the welfare state, and the range of responses to social need.

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However, in U.S. politics, social policies are those which regulate and govern human behavior in areas such as sexuality and general morality.

Related Topics:
U.S. - Politics - Morality

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Social policies are in contrast to other, more traditional forms of political policy, such as foreign policy and economic policy.

Related Topics:
Foreign policy - Economic policy

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In the modern-day, social policies usually deal with the following issues:

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• abortion, and the regulation of its pratice
• the legal status of euthanasia
• homosexuality and the rights of gay couples
• the rules surrounding issues of marriage, divorce, and adoption

Social policy is often heavily inspired by religion and the religious beliefs of politicians. Political conservatives as a whole generally favor a more traditionalist approach to social policy than political liberals.

Related Topics:
Religion - Political conservative - Political liberal

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