The gender line : men, women, and the law /

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"With its focus particularly on men, The Gender Line offers an insightful overview of the construction of gender and the damaging effects of its stereotypes. Levit analyzes the ways in which law legitimizes the social segregation of the sexes through legal decisions regarding custody, employmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Levit, Nancy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©1998.
Series:Critical America.
Subjects:
Men > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Sex role > United States.
Sex and law > United States.
Sex discrimination in justice administration > Law and legislation > United States.
Feminist jurisprudence > United States.
Feminist theory > United States.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis.
Sexualité et droit > États-Unis.
Féminisme et droit > États-Unis.
Théorie féministe > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Feminist jurisprudence.
Feminist theory.
Men > Legal status, laws, etc.
Sex and law.
Sex role.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Sekseverschillen.
Rechtspleging.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Gender separatism
  • How courts enforce gender separatism
  • Making men : the socio-legal construct of masculinity
  • The "f" word : feminism and its detractors
  • Feminist legal theory and the treatment of men
  • Reconstructing images of gender in theory
  • Remaking gender in practice : looking forward.

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