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FAMILY LAW MATTERS (Law and Social Theory) - Softcover

O'Donovan, Katherine

 
9780745305073: FAMILY LAW MATTERS (Law and Social Theory)

Synopsis

In this radical critique, Professor O'Donovan challenges conventional textbooks which assume that marriage is the essential feature of family life and that the patriarchal unit remains dominant. She shows how the key players in family law discourse - women and children - are largely excluded and argues that it is the birth of children, rather than marriage, which is the constitutive element of the family.

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About the Author

Katherine O'Donovan is Professor of Family Law and Legal Theory at the University of Kent at Canterbury. She is the author of many books and articles on family law and feminist legal theory.

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