Domestic violence and the politics of privacy
By: Kristin A. Kelly.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Family violence -- United States; Privacy, Right of -- United States
Description: Argues that understanding resistance to countermeasures against domestic violence requires recognizing the tension within liberalism between preserving the privacy of the family and protecting vulnerable individuals. [back cover].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: Privacy and domestic violence; title: The family as a private entity; title: Feminist re-visions of the public/private dichotomy; title: The legal regulation of domestic violence; title: The power of participation; title: Reconstructing the boundaries of community concern; title: Conclusion: Privacy, principles, and process.