Feminist Legal Theory: A Primer (Critical America)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814751997 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of Facing Catastrophe: Environmental Action for a Post-Katrina World.Martha Minow is the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor at Harvard Law School. Nancy Levit is Curators' and Edward D. Martin Chair in Law at Loyola University New Orle
Levit and Verchick highlight a sweeping range of cutting edge topics at the intersection of law and gender, such as single sex schools, women in the military, abortion, same sex marriage, date rape, and the international trafficking in women and girls.At its core, Feminist Legal Theory shows the importance of the role of law and feminist legal theory in shaping contemporary gender issues.. The book centers on feminist legal theories—including equal treatment theory, cultural feminism, dominance theory, critical race feminism, lesbian feminism, postmodern feminism, and ecofeminism. Verchick. In this outstanding primer, the authors introduce the diverse strands of feminist legal theory and the array of substantive legal issues relevant to women's and gender studies. The authors also address feminist legal methods, such as consciousness raising and storytelling.The primer demonstrates the ways feminist legal theory operates in real-life contexts, including domestic violence, reproductive rights, workplace discrimination, education, sports, pornography, and global issues of gender. M. At long last, the complex field of feminist legal theory is presented in accessible, teachable form by two of its experts, Nancy Levit and Robert R
The authors traverse various feminist legal theories, describing their inherent differences, as well as their crucial common ground; their influence on the legal world; their successes, both perceived and real; and finally, their dynamic nature, which prime activists and academics for social and political change. The book also raises issues of goals unfulfilled and challenges to come by providing an insightfully provoking discussion of diverse issues. The authors traverse various feminist legal theories, describing their inherent differences, as well as their crucial common ground; their influence on the legal world; their successes both perceived and real; and finally, their dynamic nature, wh