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Vulnerabilities, Care and Family Law book cover

1st Edition

Vulnerabilities, Care and Family Law

Edited By Julie Wallbank, Jonathan Herring Copyright 2013
272 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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While in the past family life was characterised as a "haven from the harsh realities of life", it is now recognised as a site of vulnerabilities and a place where care work can go unacknowledged and be a source of social and economic hardship. This book addresses the strong relationships that exist between vulnerability and care and dependency in particular contexts, where family law and social... Read more

CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Vulnerabilities, Care and Families Julie Wallbank and Jonathan Herring,  CHAPTER 2: The Contours of ‘Vulnerability’ Jennifer Collins,  CHAPTER 3: Careful Family Law Jonathan Herring,  CHAPTER 4: Why Care? ‘Deserving Family Members’ and the Conservative Movement for Broader Family Recognition Nicola Barker,  CHAPTER 5: 'The failure(s) of the self-managed post-separation family' Julie Wallbank,  CHAPTER 6: Autonomy and vulnerability in family law. The missing link Alison Diduck,  CHAPTER 7: Mediation and vulnerable parents Christine Piper,  CHAPTER 8: Child Protection and the Modernised Family Justice System Felicity Kaganas,  CHAPTER 9: Child support, child contact and social class Stephen Mckay,  CHAPTER 10: Labour Law, Family Law and Care: A Plea for Convergence Nicole Busby,  CHAPTER 11: Relational vulnerability, care and dependency Jo Bridgeman,  CHAPTER 12: Vulnerable Adults Alison Brammer  CHAPTER 13: When are adult safeguarding interventions justified? Michael Dunn, 

Biography

Julie Wallbank is based at the University of Leeds; Jonathan Herring is at the University of Oxford.

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