Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-210) and index.
Contents:
1. Introduction: justice and gender --- 2. The family: beyond justice? --- 3. Whose traditions? Which understandings? --- 4. Libertarianism: matriarchy, slavery, and dystopia --- 5. Justice as fairness: for whom? --- 6. Justice from sphere to sphere: challenging the public/domestic dichotomy --- 7. Vulnerability by marriage --- 8. Conclusion: toward a humanist justice.
Summary:
This work is a feminist critique of modern political theory. The author sets out to show how the failure to apply theories of justice to the family not only undermines democratic values but has led to a major crisis over gender-related issues.
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