Friend V. Friend - The Transformation of Friendship--and What the Law Has to Do With It

Zusatztext The book contains excellent references, is easy to read, and provides a first-rate index of its contents... Highly recommended." -CHOICE Informationen zum Autor Ethan J. Leib is Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law. Klappentext Friendship is one of our most important social institutions. It is the not only the salve for personal loneliness and isolation; it is the glue that binds society together. Yet for a host of reasons--longer hours at work, the Internet, suburban sprawl--many have argued that friendship is on the decline in contemporary America. In social surveys, researchers have found that Americans on average have fewer friends today than in times past. Zusammenfassung In Friend v. Friend, Ethan J. Leib takes stock of friendship--the most ancient of social institution--and its ongoing transformations, and contends that it could benefit from better and more sensitive public policies. Leib shows that the law has not kept up with changes in our society: it sanctifies traditional family structures but has no thoughtful approach to other aspects of our private lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Who Is a Friend? 2. Why Should Friendship Matter? 3. The Family Analogy 4. How Can the Law Matter? Friendship and Our Legal Institutions 5. The Friend as a Fiduciary 6. Friendships as Contracts--and Contracts as Friendships? 7. The Trust Problem Conclusion Acknowledgements

Product details

• Authors: Ethan J Leib, Ethan J. Leib, Leib Ethan J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.01.2011
• EAN: 9780199739608
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973960-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Society & culture: general, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LAW / Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation, LAW / Alternative Dispute Resolution, Society and culture: general, Central / national / federal government policies, Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution, Central government policies, Arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution