Gender and justice in multicultural liberal states / Monique Deveaux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deveaux, Monique.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism.

Culture conflict.

Deliberative democracy.

Liberalism.

Minorities--Civil rights.

Minorities.

Multiculturalism.

Sex role.

Social justice.

Toleration.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gender and Justice in Multicultural Liberal States explores the challenges that culturally plural liberal states face when they hold competing political commitments to cultural rights and sexual equality, and advances an argument for resolving such dilemmas through democratic dialogue and negotiation. Exploring recent examples of gendered cultural conflicts in South Africa, Canada, and Britain, this book shows that there is an urgent need for workable strategies to mediatethe antagonisms between the cultural practices and arrangements of certain ethno-cultural and religious groups and the norm

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Liberal Approaches to Conflicts of Culture; 3. Women's Rights as Human Rights; 4. Democratic Deliberation: Empowering Cultural Communities; 5. Native Rights and Gender Justice: The Case of Canada; 6. Personal Autonomy and Cultural Tradition: The Arranged Marriage Debate in Britain; 7. Gender and Cultural Justice in South Africa; 8. Conclusion: Legitimizing Democracy and Democratizing Legitimacy; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-955924-4

1-281-15469-5

9786611154691

0-19-153728-4

1-4356-2423-8

OCLC:

191673662