Gender Law and Policy
- ISBN-10
- 1454848448
- ISBN-13
- 9781454848448
- Series
- Gender Law and Policy
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 848
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-01-28
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- Authors
- Katharine T. Bartlett, Deborah L. Rhode
Description
Gender Law and Policy touches on every area of life-topics thatreach us all-such as employment, family, education, and sexual identity. Katharine T. Bartlett and Deborah L. Rhode offer a theoretical framework that supports thoughtful and systematic analysis, alongside over 100 practical questions of contemporary law and policy. Features: Organized in theoretical frameworks to enable student to grasp different conceptualizations of equality and justice. Provides complete, up-to-date coverage of conventional ""women and the law"" issues, including employment law, affirmative action, sexual harassment, reproductive rights, domestic violence, Title IX, and poverty and race. Shows the complex ways in which gender permeates the law, including issues relating to property, ethics, contracts, sports, and criminal law. Tailors cases to undergraduate use, almost entirely omitting procedural issues
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