Justice, gender, and the politics of multiculturalism / Sarah Song.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Song, Sarah, 1973- author.

Series:

Contemporary political theory.

Contemporary political theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination against women.

Women's rights.

Minorities--Civil rights.

Minorities.

Multiculturalism.

Cultural pluralism.

Culture conflict.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 198 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Justice, Gender, & the Politics of Multiculturalism

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Justice, Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism explores the tensions that arise when culturally diverse democratic states pursue both justice for religious and cultural minorities and justice for women. Sarah Song provides a distinctive argument about the circumstances under which egalitarian justice requires special accommodations for cultural minorities while emphasizing the value of gender equality as an important limit on cultural accommodation. Drawing on detailed case studies of gendered cultural conflicts, including conflicts over the 'cultural defense' in criminal law, aboriginal membership rules and polygamy, Song offers a fresh perspective on multicultural politics by examining the role of intercultural interactions in shaping such conflicts. In particular, she demonstrates the different ways that majority institutions have reinforced gender inequality in minority communities and, in light of this, argues in favour of resolving gendered cultural dilemmas through intercultural democratic dialogue.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

The problem of internal minorities

Reframing the debate

Justice and the claims of culture

Outline of the book

pt. 1

2. The concept of culture in political theory

Culture as an "irreducibly social good"

Culture as a "primary good"

The structure of identity

The constructivist challenge

3. Justice and multiculturalism : an egalitarian argument for cultural accommodation

Why equality?

Rights-respecting accommodationism

Present discrimination

Historical injustice

State establishment of culture

The role of deliberation

pt. 2

4 . The "cultural defense" in American criminal law

"Marriage by capture" and the law of rape

"Wife murder" and the doctrine of provocation

A qualified defense of the "cultural defense"

Potential boomerang effects

Conclusion

5. Tribal sovereignty and the Santa Clara Pueblo case

Tribal sovereignty and the gendered rules of tribal membership

The state's role in the politics of tradition formation

Intercultural congruence and the accommodation of tribal practices

The limits of tribal sovereignty

6. Polygamy in America

The rise and fall of Mormon polygamy

The antipolygamy movement and the diversionary effect

Mormon polygamy today

A case for qualified recognition

7. Epilogue

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-191) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-18179-8

1-281-08616-9

9786611086169

1-139-13285-7

0-511-35099-6

0-511-34923-8

0-511-34826-6

0-511-49035-6

0-511-35009-0

OCLC:

191760197