Mothers in Law: Feminist Theory and the Legal Regulation of Motherhood

by Martha Albertson Fineman

Book Overview

This collection of essays presents an examination of many facets of the status of motherhood and the position of mothers in our society. The unifying theme of the contributions is that mothers must often operate within legal constraints that contradict behavioural norms.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231096801
• ISBN13: 9780231096805
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 398 Pages