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Child, Family and State : NOMOS XLIV
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Young, Iris Marion, 1949-2006.
- Series:
- Nomos Child, family, and state
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parent and child (Law).
- Children's rights--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--Congresses.
- Children's rights.
- Children--Parent participation--United States--Congresses.
- Children.
- Parent and child (Law)--United States--Congresses.
- Adoption--United States--Congresses.
- Adoption.
- Child welfare--United States--Congresses.
- Child welfare.
- Education--United States--Congresses.
- Education.
- Children of gay parents--United States--Congresses.
- Children of gay parents.
- Local Subjects:
- Parent and child (Law).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (432 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : NYU Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In an era in which our conception of what constitutes a "normal" family has undergone remarkable changes, questions have arisen regarding the role of the state in "normalizing" families through public policy. In what ways should the law seek to facilitate, or oppose, parenting and child-rearing practices that depart from the "nuclear family" with two heterosexual parents? What should the state's stance be on single parent families, unwed motherhood, or the adoption of children by gay and lesbian parents? How should authority over child rearing and education be divided between parents and the state? And how should the state deal with the inequalities that arise from birthright citizenship? Through critical essays divided into four parts-Adoption, Race, and Public Policy; Education and Parental Authority; Same Sex Families; and Birthright Citizenship-Child, Family, and State considers the philosophical, political, and legal dilemmas that surround these difficult and divisive questions. An invaluable resource in these contentious debates, Child, Family, and State illuminates the moral questions that lie before policymakers and citizens when contemplating the future of children and families.
- Contents:
- ""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Contributors""; ""Part I""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Part II""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Part III""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11""; ""Part IV""; ""Chapter 12""; ""Chapter 13""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781479892129
- 1479892122
- 9781479899104
- 1479899100
- OCLC:
- 913695233
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