Families, Law, and Society – serie
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34 produkter
Marriage Buyout
The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law
Inbunden, 2014
578 kr
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From divorce court to popular culture, alimonyis a dirty word. Unpopular and rarely ordered, the awards are frequentlyinconsistent and unpredictable. The institution itself is often viewed as anhistorical relic that harkens back to a gendered past in which women lacked theeconomic independence to …
Divorced from Reality
Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution
Av Jane C. Murphy, Jana B. Singer
Inbunden, 2015
578 kr
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Over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system approaches and resolves family disputes. Traditionally, family law dispute resolution was based on an "adversary" system: two parties and their advocates stood before a judge who determined which party was at …
Justice for Kids
Keeping Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System
Inbunden, 2011
786 kr
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Children and youth become involved with the juvenile justice system at a significant rate. While some children move just as quickly out of the system and go on to live productive lives as adults, other children become enmeshed in the system, developing deeper problems and or transferring into the …
Children, Sexuality, and the Law
Av Sacha M. Coupet, Ellen Marrus
Inbunden, 2015
695 kr
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American political and legal culture is uncomfortable with children's sexuality. While aware that sexual expression is a necessary part of human development, law rarely contemplates the complex ways in which it interacts with children and sexuality. Just as the law circumscribes children to a …
Blaming Mothers
American Law and the Risks to Children's Health
Inbunden, 2017
929 kr
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A gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers. Are mothers truly a danger to their children's health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently …
What Is Parenthood?
Contemporary Debates About the Family
Av Linda C. McClain, Daniel Cere m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1010 kr
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Extraordinary changes in patterns of family life—and family law—have dramatically altered the boundaries of parenthood and opened up numerous questions and debates. What is parenthood and why does it matter? How should society define, regulate, and support it? Is parenthood separable from …
What Is Parenthood?
Contemporary Debates About the Family
Av Linda C. McClain, Daniel Cere
Häftad, 2013
427 kr
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Extraordinary changes in patterns of family life—and family law—have dramatically altered the boundaries of parenthood and opened up numerous questions and debates. What is parenthood and why does it matter? How should society define, regulate, and support it? Is parenthood separable from …
Masculinities and the Law
A Multidimensional Approach
Av Ann C. McGinley, Frank Rudy Cooper
Inbunden, 2012
890 kr
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According to masculinities theory, masculinity is not a biological imperative but a social construction. Men engage in a constant struggle with other men to prove their masculinity. Masculinities and the Law develops a multidimensional approach. It sees categories of identity—including various …
Masculinities and the Law
A Multidimensional Approach
Av Ann C. McGinley, Frank Rudy Cooper
Häftad, 2012
393 kr
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According to masculinities theory, masculinity is not a biological imperative but a social construction. Men engage in a constant struggle with other men to prove their masculinity. Masculinities and the Law develops a multidimensional approach. It sees categories of identity—including various …
New Kinship
Constructing Donor-Conceived Families
Inbunden, 2013
513 kr
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No federal law in the United States requires that egg or sperm donors or recipients exchange any information with the offspring that result from the donation. Donors typically enter into contracts with fertility clinics or sperm banks which promise them anonymity. The parents may know thedonor's …
Ecology of Childhood
How Our Changing World Threatens Children's Rights
Inbunden, 2020
578 kr
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2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine How globalization is undermining sustainable social environments for children This book uses the ecological model of child development together with ethnographic and comparative studies of two small villages, in Italy and the United States, as its …
Politicization of Safety
Critical Perspectives on Domestic Violence Responses
Inbunden, 2019
1037 kr
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A look at gun control, campus sexual assault, immigration, and more that considers the future of responses to domestic violence Domestic violence is commonly assumed to be a bipartisan, nonpolitical issue, with politicians of all stripes claiming to work to end family violence. Nevertheless, the …
Politicization of Safety
Critical Perspectives on Domestic Violence Responses
Häftad, 2019
420 kr
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A look at gun control, campus sexual assault, immigration, and more that considers the future of responses to domestic violence Domestic violence is commonly assumed to be a bipartisan, nonpolitical issue, with politicians of all stripes claiming to work to end family violence. Nevertheless, the …
Architecture of Desire
How the Law Shapes Interracial Intimacy and Perpetuates Inequality
Inbunden, 2024
372 kr
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Explores the reach of the law into our most personal and private romantic livesThe Architecture of Desire examines how the law influences our most personal and private choices—who we desire and choose as intimate partners—and explores the psychological, economic, and social effects of these …
End of Family Court
How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families
Inbunden, 2023
385 kr
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Explores the failures of family court and calls for immediate and permanent changeAt the turn of the twentieth century, American social reformers created the first juvenile court. They imagined a therapeutic court where informality, specially trained public servants, and a kindly, all-knowing judge …
Social Parenthood in Comparative Perspective
Av Clare Huntington, Christiane von Bary m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
560 kr
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Investigates social parents – people who function as parents but who may not be recognized as suchin the eyes of the lawWhat makes a person a parent? Around the world, same-sex couples are raising children; parents are separating and re-partnering, creating blended families; and children are living …
Children's Rights and Children's Development: an Integrated Approach
Av Jonathan Todres, Ursula Kilkelly
Inbunden, 2025
674 kr
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Offers an assessment of how children's rights take shape and are realized at various stages of child development and, in turn, can and should inform law and policyChildren's rights and child development frameworks are critical to understanding children's lived experiences, advancing child …
Poverty Industry
The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens
Häftad, 2019
316 kr
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The shocking truth about how state governments and their private industry partners are profiting from the social programs meant to support disadvantaged Americans Government aid doesn't always go where it's supposed to. Foster care agencies team up with companies to take disability and survivor …
Accessing Abortion
Global and Comparative Perspectives
Av Rachel Rebouché, Mindy Jane Roseman
Inbunden, 2026
1037 kr
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Explores the global landscape of abortion law reformIn many countries, barriers to abortion access – legal, cultural, or practical – have been dismantled in places as diverse as Mexico, Kenya, Thailand, and Ireland. Yet, in a few countries – the United States and Poland to name two – obstacles to …
Regulating Conception
Science, Politics, and Reproductive Genetic Innovation
Inbunden, 2026
476 kr
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Uncovers the hidden federal regulation of assisted reproductive technology and reproductive genetic innovation The use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has become increasingly prevalent in society, with approximately 42% of American adults reporting in 2023 that they or someone they know …
Making the Best of Semen
Prospects for Law and Regulation
Inbunden, 2025
424 kr
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Argues that regulation of the substance that creates life and spreads harm is crucial in a post-Roe AmericaControls on sexual reproduction are so familiar. Check out any authority over human lives – religious, medical, sociopolitical, familial, psychological – and you'll find teachings about what …
Justice for Kids
Keeping Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System
Häftad, 2012
356 kr
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Children and youth become involved with the juvenile justice system at a significant rate. While some children move just as quickly out of the system and go on to live productive lives as adults, other children become enmeshed in the system, developing deeper problems and or transferring into the …
Centering Families of Color
A Reimagination of Family Law
Av R. A. Lenhardt, Nancy E. Dowd
Inbunden, 2026
1037 kr
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Centers families of color in family law, revealing their pivotal role in shaping justice, equality, and social change and how their perspectives reframes the scope of family lawCentering Families of Color argues for the reframing of how we define "family law." Centering the voices and perspectives …
Centering Families of Color
A Reimagination of Family Law
Av R. A. Lenhardt, Nancy E. Dowd
Häftad, 2026
356 kr
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Centers families of color in family law, revealing their pivotal role in shaping justice, equality, and social change and how their perspectives reframe the scope of family lawCentering Families of Color argues for the reframing of how we define "family law." Centering the voices and perspectives …
Accessing Abortion
Global and Comparative Perspectives
Av Rachel Rebouché, Mindy Jane Roseman
Häftad, 2026
356 kr
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Explores the global landscape of abortion law reformIn many countries, barriers to abortion access – legal, cultural, or practical – have been dismantled in places as diverse as Mexico, Kenya, Thailand, and Ireland. Yet, in a few countries – the United States and Poland to name two – obstacles to …
End of Family Court
How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families
Häftad, 2025
304 kr
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Explores the failures of family court and calls for immediate and permanent changeAt the turn of the twentieth century, American social reformers created the first juvenile court. They imagined a therapeutic court where informality, specially trained public servants, and a kindly, all-knowing judge …
In Our Hands
The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy
Av Elizabeth Palley, Corey S. Shdaimah
Häftad, 2017
329 kr
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A call for better child care policies, exploring the reasons why there has been so little headway on a problem that touches so many families. Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work, and women's paychecks on average make up 35 …
In Our Hands
The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy
Av Elizabeth Palley, Corey S. Shdaimah
Inbunden, 2014
932 kr
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A call for better child care policies, exploring the reasons why there has been so little headway on a problem that touches so many families. Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work, and women's paychecks on average make up 35 …
Blaming Mothers
American Law and the Risks to Children's Health
Häftad, 2019
356 kr
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A gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers. Are mothers truly a danger to their children's health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently …
Poverty Industry
The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens
Inbunden, 2016
932 kr
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The shocking truth about how state governments and their private industry partners are profiting from the social programs meant to support disadvantaged Americans Government aid doesn't always go where it's supposed to. Foster care agencies team up with companies to take disability and survivor …
