Family Law, Gender and the State: Text, Cases and Materials
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Book Description
The second edition of this work on family law, comprising text, cases and materials, provides not only an explication of legal principle but also explores, primarily from a feminist perspective, some of the assumptions about, and constructions of, gender, sexual orientation, class and culture that underlie the law. It examines the ideology of the family and, in particular, the role of the law in contributing to and reproducing that ideology. Structured around the themes of welfare, equality and family privacy, the book aims to offer the benefits of a textbook while also giving students a wide-ranging set of materials for classroom discussion, using the case method to demonstrate how various issues might be resolved. As well as providing a firm grounding in family law, the text sets the law in its social and historical context and encourages a critical approach by students to the subject. It provides an ideal introduction to family law for undergraduates, but will be equally helpful for postgraduate students of family law for whom it provides a challenging set of materials set within a theoretically rich set of ideas and arguments.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
About the Author
Alison Diduck is a Senior Lecturer in Law at University College London.
Felicity Kaganas is a Senior Lecturer in Law and co-director of the Centre for the Study of Law,the Child and the Family at Brunel University. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Family Law, Gender and the State: Text, Cases and Materials,Alison Diduck,Felicity Kaganas,Hart Publishing (UK),1841130842,Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice,Domestic relations,Family Law - General,Family policy,General,Great Britain,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession
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