The place of families
Subtitle: fostering capacity, equality, and responsibility
By: Linda C. McClain.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Family -- Political aspects -- United States; Marriage -- Political aspects -- United States; Family policy -- United States; Equality -- United States; Sex role -- United States; Civics; Feminist theory
Description: "In this bold new book, Linda McClain offers a liberal and feminist theory of the relationships between family life and politics - a topic dominated by conservative thinkers. McClain agrees that stable family lives are vital to forming persons into capable, responsible, self-governing citizens. But what are the public values at stake when we think about families, and what sorts of families should government recognize and promote?"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.