Defining the Family: Law, Technology, and Reproduction in an Uneasy Age

by Janet L. Dolgin

Book Overview

Defining the Family: Law, Technology, and Reproduction in an Uneasy Age provides a sweeping portrait of the family in American law from the nineteenth century to the present. The family today has come to be defined by individuality and choice. Pre-nuptial agreements, non-marital cohabitation, gay and lesbian marriages have all profoundly altered our ideas about marriage and family. In the last few years, reproductive technology and surrogacy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814719171
• ISBN13: 9780814719176
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"