Publisher's Synopsis
Gender and Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary is organized around theoretical frameworks, showing different conceptualizations of equality and justice and their impact on concrete legal problems. Frameworks reviewed include formal equality, substantive equality, different voice theory, nonsubordination theory, autonomy theory, and identity. The text provides complete, up-to-date coverage of conventional “women and the law” issues, including employment law and affirmative action, reproductive rights, LGBT issues, domestic violence, international women’s rights, global trafficking, and poverty and race. Showing the complex ways in which gender permeates the law, the text explores issues relating to property, ethics, contracts, sports, and criminal law. Excerpted legal cases, statutes, and law review articles form an ongoing dialogue within the book to stimulate thought and discussion.
The Sixth Edition looks at new developments such as proving systemic discrimination after Dukes v. Wal-Mart. State activity relating to gay marriage, challenges to federal Defense of Marriage Act, repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and other issues with respect to LGBT rights are introduced. Important developments covered include those in the law and politics of abortion and reproduction, pregnancy and caretaker discrimination, gender equity under healthcare reform, and sex and technology (sexting, advances in reproductive technology, and social media harassment.) Expanded coverage of issues relating to the abuse of women surveys sexual harassment, domestic violence, international trafficking, and the Violence Against Women Act. Updates on pay equity issues as well as the social science (and federal regulation) of single-sex education are presented. More than “150 Putting Theory Into Practice" problems are often taken from recent actual fact patterns.
Features:
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organized around theoretical frameworks
- students asked to grasp different concepts of equality and justice
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shows how each theory influences the resolution of concrete legal problems
- formal equality
- substantive equality
- different voice theory
- nonsubordination theory
- autonomy theory
- identity
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complete, up-to-date coverage of “women and the law” issues
- employment law
- affirmative action
- sexual harassment
- 32wfamily and reproductive rights
- sexuality
- LGBT issues
- domestic violence, rape, pornography
- international women’s rights
- global trafficking
- women’s health
- Title IX
- poverty and race
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shows the complex ways in which gender permeates the law
- includes issues relating to property, ethics, contracts, sports, and criminal law
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combines theory and practice to stimulate thought and discussion
- excerpted legal cases
- statutes, and
- law review articles
Thoroughly updated, the revised Sixth Edition presents:
- proving systemic discrimination after Dukes v. Wal-Mart
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developments with respect to LGBT rights
- state activity relating to gay marriage
- challenges to federal Defense of Marriage Act
- repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- transgender and intersex issues
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developments in the law and politics of abortion and reproduction
- selective abortions
- "personhood" initiatives
- the politics of "regret"
- gender equity under healthcare reform
- sex and technology: sexting, advances in reproductive technology, and social media harassment
- developments in the area of pregnancy and caretaker discrimination
- updates on pay equity issues
- updates in the social science of single-sex education and new federal regulations
- expanded coverage of sexual harassment, domestic violence, international trafficking, the Violence Against Women Act, and other issues relating to abuse of women
- over 150 “Putting Theory Into Practice" problems, many taken from real fact patterns
