Ironic Freedom [electronic resource] : Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform /
Baer, J.author.
Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to ironic freedom -- Right to die, right to live: assisted suicide -- Ironic freedom and occupational choice: sex work and military service -- Path to liberation or stigma as social policy? Same-sex marriage -- Whose right? Whose duty? Sexual choice and gender equality -- Conclusion: ironic freedom and feminist post-liberalism.
Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society.
Political sociology.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Europe—Politics and government.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
World politics.
Political Sociology.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
European Politics.
Social Theory.
Political History.