The Supreme Court and the American family
Subtitle: ideology and issues
By: Eva R. Rubin.
Series: Contributions in American studies,; no. 85
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: United States. Supreme Court.; Domestic relations -- United States.; Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Description: Rubin reviews major Supreme Court decisions involving the American family and contends that Supreme Court precedents in this area reflect an ideological commitment of the Justices to traditional conceptions of the family. The analysis of case law presented in this work is comprehensive; More issues considered include legitimacy, marital status, abortion, contraception, teenage pregnancy, gender classification, and parent-child relationships. The author postulates that the evolution of American society has generated conflict between those embracing traditional conceptions of the family and those who believe that these conceptions are unrealistic and obsolete --
Notes: Bibliography: p. [225]-236.
Includes indexes.