Liberals
Believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all. It is the duty of the government to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties and individual and human rights. Believe the role of the government should be to guarantee that no one is in need. Liberal policies generally emphasize the need for the government to solve problems.
Liberal. There is injustice still. But look at how much we've accomplished in the last 50 years. We just have to keep working at it.
Both the liberal and the radical positions seek to make the infrastructure more effective in the equality of access to resources and rights. For Jeanne, the liberal sees many of the problems with the system and the injustice it produces. She wants to change the system to make it more just, more equal. She does not want to examine deeply those aspects of our culture that have not changed: such as "economic growth achieved by corporate politics." But she also fears that radical change brings chaos, and has a vested interest in the system that exists. Thus, she is less critical than a revolutionary, and more pleased with results that make the system just a little better.
The liberal is more likely to see improvements in race, class, and gender issues, while still recognizing that much more needs to be done.

Libertarianism view
• Variation of conservatism that believes government should be small and should play only the most minimal possible role in social life
• Oppose government programs for the redistribution of income and other types of intervention to correct the ills of society
• Often have much in common with liberals, such as their stance on the drug war.

Conservatives believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. Believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems.
Conservative. Things aren't perfect, but it's good, and the best we can do.
The conservative viewpoint is often referred to as "apologetic." Its purpose is to justify ethically and morally and practically the social system as it exists, and to protect that system from change that could destroy its equilibrium. Conservative arguments usually acknowledge that the system does not work perfectly, but take the position that it is functioning better than most such systems, has a long history of functioning better than most, and that this is the best that we can do. It also takes the position that society punishes real perpetrators of injustice so that the minor injustices which do occur are simply random and unavoidable results, with no perpetrators. The conservative position also weighs the cost of preventing what it considers minor injustice by altering the infrastructure too radically and quickly, against the fear that the system could not withstand such radical change.

The Conservative View
• Supports “tradition” and the “status quo.”
• Prefers the existing order of society.
• Opposes efforts to bring about rapid or fundamental change
• Existing economic and political inequalities are justified
• Belief in the “free market” and limited government intervention
• Size of the government should be minimized.
• Success can be achieved mainly through hard work
• There is a strong belief in “rugged individualism”

Radical The radical. The system is not OK. It hurts people. The progress we have made is good, but that does not change that racism, classism, and sexism, and all other -isms, are not acceptable and remain unabated. The infrastructure must change.
The radical position, as Jeanne described it, assumes the full critical theory stance. It says: This society is racist, classist, and sexist. That is not acceptable. Yes, there are some improvements. But there are still far too many people without power, without control of their own existences, and the basic inequities in social acceptance and distribution of wealth have hardly been touched.

• The problem of crime stems from the very nature of capitalism.
– It is an inherently unequal and immoral system
• This view begins with the idea that capitalist societies are characterized by conflict – between classes (e.g., labor vs. management), races (black vs. white) and gender.
• Inequality is created and perpetuated by the capitalist system, largely because profits do not “trickle down” very far.
• Same thing happened during the Roosevelt administration of the 1930s with the New Deal
• Marx was one of the earliest critics of capitalism
• A system that exploits workers for the benefit of the owners.

| Same-sex marriage | ABOTION | DEATH PENALTY | LIBERALISM | -Marriage is the union of people who love each other. - It should be legal for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, to ensure equal rights for all hence Support same-sex marriage. | -A woman has the right to decide what happens with her body. - A fetus is not a human life, so it does not have separate individual rights. -The government should provide taxpayer funded abortions for women who cannot afford them. -The decision to have an abortion is a personal choice | -The death penalty should be abolished. -It is inhumane and is ‘cruel and unusual' punishment. -Imprisonment is the appropriate punishment for murder.- Every execution risks killing an innocent person. | CONSERVATIVE | - Homosexuality is a sin.-Marriage is the union of one man and one woman. - Oppose same-sex marriage.
Support Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, which affirms the right of states not to recognize same-sex marriages licensed in other states. | -Human life begins at conception. -Abortion is the murder of a human being. - An unborn baby, as a living human being, has separate rights from those of the mother. -Oppose taxpayer-funded abortion. | -The death penalty is a punishment that fits the crime of murder;- it is neither ‘cruel' nor ‘unusual.' - Executing a murderer is the appropriate punishment for taking an innocent life. | RADICAL | -It neither support nor dis- agree since it only look at the economic part of the country which the | -Abortion interferes with future population, which means low human resource.-Abortion results to loss of life loss, and interference of female organs (womb) | - death penalty is according to the punishment best fitted-it allows reduction of evil dour hence encourages a worm and healthy community | | TEST TUBE BABIES | POLYGAMY | PROSTITUTION | LIBERALISM | -it support the new technology since it give chance to barren women experience motherhood- this technology should be leagalised and the government should play a key role to create awareness and give support to those interested | -all is entitled to be in any form of marriage the best feel suited.-Tolerance of all lifestyles & beliefs except those that hold views they consider to be intolerant. No absolute standards of right and wrong. Moral relativism.- | - everyone it entitle for his/ her own life.-prostitution should be legalized since it not a legal act.-it is under consent of two adult individuals. | CONSERVATIVE | - Fault critics of the new productive technology for making motherhood naturalistic biologist and almost atavistic.-it goes against the will of God and so it’s a sin | -Traditional morality including traditional family and values. Absolute standards of right and wrong. Absolute truth. Sees standing against wrong as a moral duty | -It is a sin according to the ten commandments of God-this act should be punishable by law .-this act brings about immoral issues and unfaithfulness | RADICAL | -They only support this technology to places/ countries where the population is very low -It encourages continuation of linage in future especially to countries like Germany | - as long as its agreed a pone by the parties involved.- | -Prostitution is between to adult who have come together willingly.-It a private act that should be practiced without other peoples interfering or them interfering with others. | | GLOBEL WARMING | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | GLOBAL WAR | LIBIRALISM | -Global warming is caused by an increased production of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).-The U.S. is a major contributor to global warming because it produces 25% of the world’s carbon dioxide. -Proposed laws to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. are urgently needed and should be enacted immediately to save the planet. - Many reputable scientists support this theory. | -Affirmative action law is necessary. Due to unequal opportunity, minorities still lag behind whites in all statistical measurements of success.-government must work to make up for what happened in the past, where minorities were deprived of the same education and employment opportunities as whites. | -Good diplomacy is the best way to deal with terrorism. - Relying on military force to defeat terrorism creates hatred that leads to more terrorism. -Captured terrorists should be handled by law enforcement and tried in civilian courts.-Peace through strength via a strong military. | CONSERVATIVE | -Change in global temperature is natural over long periods of time. -Science has not shown that humans can affect permanent change to the earth’s temperature. -Proposed laws to reduce carbon emissions will do nothing to help the environment and will cause significant price increases for all. - Many reputable scientists support this theory. | -Preferential treatment of certain races through affirmative action is wrong.-Individuals should be admitted to schools and hired for jobs based on their ability. It is unfair to use race as a factor in the selection process. -Reverse-discrimination is not a solution for racism. | -Terrorists must be stopped and destroyed. -The use of intelligence-gathering and military force are the best ways to defeat terrorism around the world. -Captured terrorists should be treated as enemy combatants and tried in military courts.-Peace through appeasement, cooperation, and understanding others' views. Dislikes showing and exercising strength. | RADICLE | -it’s all but global change | Equal opportunity is entitled to all. | -Captured terrorists should be handled by law enforcement and tried in civilian courts.-Peace through strength via a strong military. | LIBIRALISM | ETHANASIE-Euthanasia should be legalized. -A person has a right to die with dignity, by his own choice. -A terminally ill person should have the right to choose to end pain and suffering. - It is wrong for the government to take away the means for a terminally ill person to hasten his death. -It is wrong to force a person to go through so much pain and suffering. Legalizing euthanasia would not lead to doctor-assisted suicides of non-critical patients. -Permitting euthanasia would reduce health care costs, which would then make funds available for those who could truly benefit from medical care. | CONSERVATIVE | -Neither euthanasia nor physician-assisted suicide should be legalized. -It is immoral and unethical to deliberately end the life of a terminally ill person (euthanasia), or enable another person to end their own life (assisted suicide). -The goal should be compassionate care and easing the suffering of terminally ill people. - Legalizing euthanasia could lead to doctor-assisted suicides of non-critical patients. - If euthanasia were legalized, insurance companies could pressure doctors to withhold life-saving treatment for dying patients. -Many religions prohibit suicide and euthanasia. These practices devalue human life. | RADICAL | It is immoral and unethical to Deliberately end the life of a terminally ill person (euthanasia), or enable another person to end their own life (assisted suicide). |

MOI UNIVERSITY NAIROBI CAMPUS

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE.

NAME: KOCHOLA WINNIE MARIA

REG NO: CD/2305/14

CAUSE CODE:

LECTURER:

DATE: 5th march 2015

TASK: SHOW THE VIEW OF, CONCERVATIVES AND RADILE ON SOCIAL ISSUES