From Father's Property to Children's Rights: The History of Child Custody in the United States - Couverture rigide

Mason, Mary Ann

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0231080468 ISBN 13 : 9780231080460

Editeur : Columbia University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Combining historical and legal scholarship, this is an analysis of the history of child custody in the USA from colonial times to the present day. It draws on history to illuminate contemporary issues, offering a rich perspective on the historical relationship of children to their parents. The author draws on three periods of pivotal change in social attitudes and the law, connecting these transformations to the changing status of women and the increasing power of mothers. He describes how the present move away from maternal preference toward equal custodial rights has been promoted by feminists' struggle for equal political rights and a new theory of equal parenting adopted by social scientists. Includes a new preface by the author.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary Ann Mason is Associate Professor of Law and Social Welfare at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Equality Trap, coauthor of Why Kids Lie, and coeditor of Debating Children's Lives: Current Controversies on Children and Adolescents.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Columbia University Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0231080468
• ISBN 13: 9780231080460
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible