344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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Masculinity, Law and Family examines the construction of masculinity in a variety of areas of law pertaining to the family. Throughout, Richard Collier integrates recent theoretical developments in legal studies with a social theory of gender, the family and the social construction of masculinity. After an overview of theoretical positions and a critique of traditional legal theory, Richard... Read more
1 Introduction: on law and masculinity 2 Theorising masculinity and the family 3 Law, sex and masculinity 4 ‘Love without fear’: representations of male heterosexuality in law 5 The ‘good father’ in law: authority, work and the reconstruction of fatherhoood 6 ‘Family men’ and ‘dangerous’ masculinities 7 Changing masculinities, changing law: concluding remarks
Biography
Richard Collier lectures in law at the Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
