Sex discrimination and the law
Subtitle: history, practice, and theory
By: Barbara Allen Babcock ... [et al.].
Contributors: Babcock, Barbara Allen.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Law school casebook series
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1514
Subjects: Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases; Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Cases
Description: Synopsis: Sex Discrimination and the Law: History, Practice, and Theory, Second Edition, provides coverage o feminist litigation/legislation and feminist legal theory so students can fully understand gender law issues. The book begins with a chapter on constitutional history and doctrine and moves to employment discrimination, reproduction, family law, rape, pornography, and prostitution. To place issues in context, each chapter interweaves: The statutes, regulations, and court decisions of the law in question; A comprehensive selection of excerpts from the writings of many feminist legal theorists; extensive historical background; Important interdisciplinary material from sociology, psychology, and economics; Discussions of the similarities and dissimilarities of women of different races, ethnicities, classes, and sexual orientation; Litigative and legislative strategies; The addition of major feminist theoretical work.
Notes: Includes index.