Justice, Politics, and the Family

Daniel Engster is Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science and Geography at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Tamara Metz is Associate Professor of Political Science and Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

• Introduction, Daniel Engster, Tamara Metz; Part I What Is the “Family”?; Chapter 1 Postmodern Families, Judith Stacey; Chapter 2 The Family and Civic Life, Jean Bethke Elshtain; Chapter 3 Families as Relationships of Intimacy and Care, Traci M. Levy; Part II Justice, Gender, and the Family; Chapter 4 Justice, Gender, and the Family, Susan Moller Okin; Chapter 5 After the Family Wage, Nancy Fraser; Part III Parents and Children; Chapter 6 Is the Family to Be Abolished Then?, Véronique Munoz-Dardé; Chapter 7 The Place of Parenting within a Liberal Theory of Justice, Daniel Engster; Chapter 8 The Child's Right to an Open Future, Joel Feinberg; Part IV Families and the State; Chapter 9 The Myth of State Intervention in the Family, Frances E. Olsen; Chapter 10 Just Marriage, Mary Lyndon Shanley; Chapter 11 The Liberal Case for Disestablishing Marriage, Tamara Metz; Part V Multiculturalism, the Family, and Dilemmas of Justice; Chapter 12 Cultural Diversity and Child Protection, Alison Dundes Renteln; Chapter 13 Polygamy in America, Sarah Song; Part VI Globalization and the Family; Chapter 14 Global Care Chains and Emotional Surplus Value, Arlie Russell Hochschild; Chapter 15 Deportation and the Parent-Child Relationship, David B. Thronson;

“In one volume, the editors have provided a comprehensive collection of foundational readings for any classroom exploration of feminist approaches to justice, politics, and the family.” —Naomi Cahn, Harold H. Greene Professor of Law, George Washington University “An able presentation and restatement of radical and feminist critiques of liberal family law, policy, and practices.” —Brian J. Shaw, Davidson College