| The Autonomy Myth Contributor(s): Fineman, Martha A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565847601 ISBN-13: 9781565847606 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2004 Annotation: In a truly paradigm-shifting book, Martha Albertson Fineman, the influential and always-provocative legal theorist, makes the fascinating case that the sexually affiliated couple is not the appropriate building block for contemporary families. Rather, society should be organized around "caretaking relationships, " particularly those involving children or elderly dependents. Having previously argued in her widely acclaimed The Neutered Mother for the end of marriage, Fineman here tries to extrapolate out beyond changes in the family itself to other adjacent social institutions, considering what types of adjustments are necessary to achieve a more just and realistic allocation of responsibility for dependency. Sure to cause an uproar in fields ranging from law to economics and social welfare, The Autonomy Myth offers an important new way to think about society and its institutions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 361.610 |
| LCCN: 2003051302 |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 5.86" W x 8.46" (1.39 lbs) 387 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a paradigm-shifting book, Martha Albertson Fineman, the influential legal theorist, makes the case that the sexually-affiliated couple is not the optimal building block for contemporary families. Rather, society should be organized around caretaking relationships, particularly those involving children or elderly dependents. Fineman now moves beyond changes in the family itself to other adjacent social institutions, considering what types of adjustments are necessary to achieve a more just and realistic allocation of responsibility for dependency. welfare, The Autonomy Myth offers an important new way to think about our society and its institutions. |
