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The State, the law, and the family : critical perspectives
- Title
- The State, the law, and the family : critical perspectives / edited by Michael D.A. Freeman.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Tavistock Publications ; London : Sweet and Maxwell, 1984.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | KD750.A75 S73 1984 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 318 pages; 22 cm
- Series Statement
- Social science paperbacks ; 273
- Uniform Title
- Social science paperbacks ; 273.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Congress
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Actes de congrès.
- Note
- Papers from the W.G. Hart Workshop held July 1983 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / by Aubrey Diamond -- Introduction : rethinking law -- Part One : Women, the state, and the law -- 1. Marriage, divorce, and women's economic dependency: a discussion of the politics of private maintenance / Carol Smart -- 2. Changing women's claims to maintenance / Hilary Land -- 3. The allocation of money within the household / Jan Pahl -- 4. Legal ideologies, patriarchal precedents, and domestic violence / Michael D.A. Freeman -- 5. Protection and paternalism / Katherine O'Donovan -- Part Two : Children, the state, and the law -- 6. Rethinking child protection / Robert Dingwall and John Eekelaar -- 7. Children, care, and the local state / Madeleine Colvin -- 8. State intervention in the family in the Netherlands / Madzy Rood-de Boer -- 9. Child protection and the search for justice for parents and families in England and France / Michael King -- 10. The Matrimonial Causes Act, s. 41 and the children of divorce: theoretical and empirical considerations / Susan Maidment -- Part Three : After divorce: picking up the pieces -- 11. Maintenance: problems and priorities / Jennifer Levin -- 12. The financial consequences of divorce: reform from the Scottish perspective / Eric Clive -- 13. Financial provision on divorce: a re-appraisal / John Eekelaar and Mavis Maclean -- 14. Old families into new: a status for step-parents / Judith Masson -- 15. Matrimonial property and divorce: a century of progress? / Ruth Deech -- Part Four : Future prospects -- 16. The family court / Elizabeth Szwed -- 17. Conciliation: present and future / Antonia Gerard -- 18. Resolving family disputes: a critical view / Anne Bottomley.
- ISBN
- 042279080X
- 9780422790802
- LCCN
- 84016183
- OCLC
- ocm11132861
- 11132861
- SCSB-624182
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library