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The Illusion of Equality: The Rhetoric and Reality of Divorce Reform

The Illusion of Equality: The Rhetoric and Reality of Divorce Reform

Fineman, Martha Albertson

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Series: Rhetoric and Reality of Divorce Reform

General Law

ISBN10: 0226249573
ISBN13: 9780226249575
Publisher: Univ Of Chicago Pr
Published: Jun 1 1994
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.05 Depth: 9.06
Language: English
How do no-fault, gender-neutral divorce reforms actually harm the lives of women and children they are designed to protect? Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, Martha Fineman argues that by advocating measures based on equality of treatment rather than of outcome, liberal feminists disregarded the socioeconomic factors that simultaneously place women at a disadvantage in the market and favor their taking on primary domestic responsibilities. She traces in persuasive detail the detrimental effects of equality rhetoric in shaping divorce law -- such as the legal separation of parents' and children's interests; equality replacing need as the prime criterion for settlements; and the increase of state intervention into family life. More than a critique, this book is an incisive argument for adopting outcome-oriented measures and a valuable overview of the pitfalls of uncritically implementing any rhetoric as social policy.

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