Beyond Comparison - Sex and Discrimination

Klappentext Timothy Macklem argues that the heart of discrimination lies not in unfavorable comparisons with the treatment and opportunities that men enjoy, but rather, in a denial of resources and opportunities that women need to lead successful and meaningful lives. This work promises to be a milestone in the debate about gender equality and will interest students and professionals concerned with legal theory and gender studies. Zusammenfassung This study of discrimination focuses not on differences between men and women but on what women need to lead successful lives. This work promises to be a milestone in the debate about gender equality and will interest students and professionals in the areas of legal theory and gender studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The issues; 2. Equality; 3. Difference; 4. Reasons for feminism; 5. The value of diversity; 6. The character of disadvantage; 7. The role of sexual identity in a successful life; 8. Equality, difference and the law.

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• Authors: Timothy Macklem, Timothy (King's College London) Macklem, Timothy (King''s College London) Macklem
• Assisted by: Jules L. Coleman (Editor), Gerald Postema (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2003
• EAN: 9780521534154
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53415-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law; Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law; Cambridge Studies in Philosoph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories