The place of families : fostering capacity, equality, and responsibility / Linda C. McClain.
The place of families : fostering capacity, equality, and responsibility / Linda C. McClain.
The place of families : fostering capacity, equality, and responsibility / Linda C. McClain.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N306.80973/ 12
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 377 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The place of families and government in a formative project -- 2. Families as "seedbeds of civic virtue"? -- 3. Care, families, and self-government -- 4. Marriage promotion, marriage (e)quality, and welfare reform -- 5. Recognizing same-sex marriage -- 6. Beyond marriage? -- 7. Rights, (Ir)respon...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"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...
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The place of families : fostering capacity, equality, and responsibility / Linda C. McClain.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-364) and index.
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N306.80973/ 12
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74VKK37jZwR3
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ISBN
0674019105 (alk. paper)
9780674019102 (alk. paper)
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306.80973
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991021851969702626
