Masculinity, Law and Family
Published on 1. November 2002
344 pages
978-1-134-87336-4 (ISBN)
Description
Masculinity, Law and Family examines the construction of masculinity in a variety of areas of law pertaining to the family. Throughout, Richard Collier integrates recent theoretical developments in legal studies with a social theory of gender, the family and the social construction of masculinity. After an overview of theoretical positions and a critique of traditional legal theory, Richard Collier focusses on the legal regulation of homosexuality and transsexualism to show how confined the view of masculine sexuality is in legal discours. These arguments are further elaborated in a discussion of non-consummation, adultery and divorce, as well as fatherhood and paternity. Masculinity, Law and Family is of central importance to our understanding of the social and political dimension of masculinity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
2,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-87336-4 (9781134873364)
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Richard Collier
Masculinity, Law and Family
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01/1995
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Masculinity, Law and Family
Book
01/1995
1st Edition
Routledge
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Person
Richard Collier lectures in law at the Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
Content
1 Introduction: on law and masculinity 2 Theorising masculinity and the family 3 Law, sex and masculinity 4 'Love without fear': representations of male heterosexuality in law 5 The 'good father' in law: authority, work and the reconstruction of fatherhoood 6 'Family men' and 'dangerous' masculinities 7 Changing masculinities, changing law: concluding remarks
