Inside the Castle : Law and the Family in 20th Century America /

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Inside the Castle is a comprehensive social history of twentieth-century family law in the United States. Joanna Grossman and Lawrence Friedman show how vast, oceanic changes in society have reshaped and reconstituted the American family. Women and children have gained rights and powers, and novel f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grossman, Joanna L.
Other Authors: Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Parent and child (Law)
Marriage law.
Domestic relations.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Parent and child (Law) > United States > History > 20th century.
Marriage law > United States > History > 20th century.
Domestic relations > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Inside the Castle is a comprehensive social history of twentieth-century family law in the United States. Joanna Grossman and Lawrence Friedman show how vast, oceanic changes in society have reshaped and reconstituted the American family. Women and children have gained rights and powers, and novel forms of family life have emerged. The family has more or less dissolved into a collection of independent individuals with their own wants, desires, and goals. Modern family law, as always, reflects the brute social and cultural facts of family life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (448 pages).
ISBN:9781400839773

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