The Public Family: Exploring Its Role in Democratic Society - Couverture souple

Herring, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0822958279 ISBN 13 : 9780822958277

Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003

Synopsis

Those concerned with investigating the political functions of the family far too often identify only one: the production of \u201cgood democratic citizens.\u201d As a result, public discussion of family law and policy has been confined to a narrow continuum that ignores the family's other, often subversive, political functions.
In The Public Family David Herring's goal is to create a new rhetoric that moves beyond the stalemate that often results from the war between advocates of parental rights and those of children's rights. This \u201crhetoric of associational respect\u201d allows him to constructively address the role of rights and the limits of individualism in political and legal theory.
While acknowledging the family's importance in facilitating state functioning and power in a large, pluralistic democracy (the aforementioned production of good citizens), Herring fully explores the ways in which the family produces diversity and promotes tolerance. Unlike other works on the subject, which view the differences between individuals as constituting the central challenge for American society, Herring focuses on the importance of such differences. In doing so, he enriches and enlivens the often divisive public discussion of family law and policy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0822958279
• ISBN 13: 9780822958277
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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