A brilliant expose of the contradiction between the American myth of self-reliance and the reality of an interdependent society.
With the controversy over gay marriages grabbing national headlines, traditional conceptions of family in American society have become subject to increasingly fierce debate. In The Autonomy Myth, influential and always-provocative legal theorist Martha Albertson Fineman expands the terms of the debate even further to argue for public policy that reflects the realities of how we live together.
As Fineman points out, those charged with...
A brilliant expose of the contradiction between the American myth of self-reliance and the reality of an interdependent society.
