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The image of ?backlash? is pervasive in contemporary debates about the impact of second-wave feminism on law and policy. But does it really explain the resistance to feminist initiatives for social change in contemporary culture?

In Reaction and Resistance, contributors from various disciplines analyze reaction and resistance to feminism in several areas of law and policy ? child custody, child poverty, sexual harassment, and sexual assault ? and in a number of institutional sites: courts, legislatures, families, the mainstream media, and the academy. Collectively, their...

The image of ?backlash? is pervasive in contemporary debates about the impact of second-wave feminism on law and policy. But does it really explain the resistance to feminist initiatives for social change in contemporary culture?

In Reaction and Resistance, contributors from various disciplines analyze reaction and resistance to feminism in several areas of law and policy ? child custody, child poverty, sexual harassment, and sexual assault ? and in a number of institutional sites: courts, legislatures, families, the mainstream media, and the academy. Collectively, their...

Since the end of the Second World War, increasing numbers of women have decided to become mothers without intending the biological father or a partner to participate in parenting. Many conceive via donor insemination or adopt; others become pregnant after a brief sexual relationship and decide to parent alone.

Using a feminist socio-legal framework, Autonomous Motherhood? probes fundamental assumptions within the law about the nature of family and parenting. Drawing on a range of empirical evidence, including legislative history, case studies, and interviews with single...