Alone Together - Law and the Meanings of Marriage

Klappentext Contemporary marriage involves complex notions of both connection and freedom. On the one hand! spouses are members of a shared community! while on the other they are discrete individuals with their own distinct interests. Alone Together explores the ways in which law seeks to accommodate tensions between commitment and freedom in marriage. Author Milton Regan suggests that only close attention to context can guide us in deciding what weight to assign to each dimension of spousal identity in a given setting. This interdisciplinary work has relevance to family law! family studies! feminist legal theory! and the debate between liberal and communitarian social theorists. Zusammenfassung Marriage involves complex notions of connection and freedom. This book explores the ways in which law seeks to accommodate tensions between commitment and freedom in marriage, suggesting that only close attention to context can decide what weight to assign to each dimension of spousal identity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Milton C. Regan, Milton C. Jr. Regan, Regan Milton C.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.03.1999
• EAN: 9780195110036
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511003-6
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Oxford University Press
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto civile, diritto processuale civile; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LAW / Family Law / General, Sociology: family & relationships, Family Law, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships