Masculinity, Law and Family

ISBN-13: 9780415091954 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 344 str.

Richard Collier; R. Collier; Harry Collier

Opis

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 focuses on the legal regulation of homosexuality and transsexualism to show how confined the view of masculine sexuality is in legal discourse. These arguments are further elaborated in a discussion of non-consummation, adultery and divorce, as well as fatherhood and paternity.

Spis treści

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 Fatherhood 6. `Family Men' and `Dangerous' Masculinities 7. Changing Masculinities, Changing Law: Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

O autorze

Richard Collier