why do you think was it important to get the government to pass laws for social reform Plz answer this Iwill mark as brainleist
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One important challenge for lawmakers is law reform. Society changes over time and so the views and values of its citizens. Law reform is the process of changing and updating laws so that they reflect the current values and needs of modern society. Those responsible for making our laws must identify and study shifts in values, behaviours and expectations; they must consider whether new or amended laws are required; they must develop and implement these changes. Law reform is a perpetual or ongoing process: it never finishes. The law must be flexible and receptive to change, so that stays fair, relevant and up to date. Above all, it must serve the needs of the people. A law based on outdated or irrelevant values will only let down the people it is intended to serve and protect. The law must also be able to respond to situations and scenarios thrown up by a changing society, such as new forms of criminal activity.
Some of the ways that society changes, generating a possible need for law reform, include:
Changing social values. Social values are the fundamental ideas we have about people and society in general. They include ideas about race, gender, families, children, violence, personal responsibility and behaviour, and the law itself. Social values tend to change quite slowly – but they do change. Prior to 1972, for example, women in the workforce received only three-quarters of the average male salary, even if they were doing the same work as men. Shifting conceptions about the status of women produced social and political pressure. This pressure eventually led to minimum wage laws that brought women’s pay in line with that of men. Changing attitudes to narcotic drugs, homosexuality and divorce are also examples of changing social values that contributed to law reform.
Changing morality. Individuals can be quite rigid in their views about what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’, shaped by upbringing, education and religious teachings. In the past, behaviours such as homosexuality, prostitution, pornography, adultery and promiscuity outraged individuals to such an extent that society deemed them to be immoral or sinful. This was reflected in various laws that criminalised these behaviours and imposed sanctions on those who engaged in them. Today, society is generally better informed about the causes and the nature of these behaviours, so the law has changed to reflect this.
Changing ethics. Like morality, ethics is concerned with what is right and wrong, though on a social level rather than what offends the individual. Ethics considers whether specific practices or decisions are fair to all involved and whether certain behaviours are both responsible and acceptable. Amongst the ethical questions that law academics and reformists have considered and will consider are capital punishment, abortion, euthanasia, stem-cell research, ‘cloning’, assisted reproduction therapies, experimentation on animals and genetically-modified foods
Some of the ways that society changes, generating a possible need for law reform, include:
Changing social values. Social values are the fundamental ideas we have about people and society in general. They include ideas about race, gender, families, children, violence, personal responsibility and behaviour, and the law itself. Social values tend to change quite slowly – but they do change. Prior to 1972, for example, women in the workforce received only three-quarters of the average male salary, even if they were doing the same work as men. Shifting conceptions about the status of women produced social and political pressure. This pressure eventually led to minimum wage laws that brought women’s pay in line with that of men. Changing attitudes to narcotic drugs, homosexuality and divorce are also examples of changing social values that contributed to law reform.
Changing morality. Individuals can be quite rigid in their views about what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’, shaped by upbringing, education and religious teachings. In the past, behaviours such as homosexuality, prostitution, pornography, adultery and promiscuity outraged individuals to such an extent that society deemed them to be immoral or sinful. This was reflected in various laws that criminalised these behaviours and imposed sanctions on those who engaged in them. Today, society is generally better informed about the causes and the nature of these behaviours, so the law has changed to reflect this.
Changing ethics. Like morality, ethics is concerned with what is right and wrong, though on a social level rather than what offends the individual. Ethics considers whether specific practices or decisions are fair to all involved and whether certain behaviours are both responsible and acceptable. Amongst the ethical questions that law academics and reformists have considered and will consider are capital punishment, abortion, euthanasia, stem-cell research, ‘cloning’, assisted reproduction therapies, experimentation on animals and genetically-modified foods
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