The gender line
Subtitle: men, women, and the law
By: Nancy Levit.
Series: Critical America
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Men -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Sex role -- United States; Sex and law -- United States; Sex discrimination in justice administration -- Law and legislation -- United States; Feminist jurisprudence -- United States; Feminist theory -- United States
Description: With its focus particularly on men, The Gender Line offers an insightful overview of the construction of gender and the damaging effects of its stereotypes. Levit analyzes the ways in which law legitimizes the social segregation of the sexes through legal decisions regarding custody, employment, education, sexual harassment, and criminal law. In so doing, she illustrates the ways in which men's and women's oppressions are intertwined and how law molds the very definition of masculinity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gender separatism; title: How courts enforce gender separatism; title: Making men : the socio-legal construct of masculinity; title: The "f" word : feminism and its detractors; title: Feminist legal theory and the treatment of men; title: Reconstructing images of gender in theory; title: Remaking gender in practice : looking forward.