{"product_id":"the-illusion-of-equality-the-rhetoric-and-reality-of-divorce-reform-paperback","title":"The Illusion of Equality: The Rhetoric and Reality of Divorce Reform - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Albertson Fineman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do \"no-fault,\" \"gender-neutral\" divorce reforms actually harm the lives of women and children they are designed to protect? Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, Martha Fineman argues that by advocating measures based on equality of \u003ci\u003etreatment\u003c\/i\u003e rather than of \u003ci\u003eoutcome, \u003c\/i\u003e liberal feminists disregarded the socioeconomic factors that simultaneously place women at a disadvantage in the market and favor their taking on primary domestic responsibilities. She traces in persuasive detail the detrimental effects of equality rhetoric in shaping divorce law - such as the legal separation of parents' and children's interests; equality replacing need as the prime criterion for settlements; and the increase of state intervention into family life. More than a critique, this book is an incisive argument for adopting outcome-oriented measures and a valuable overview of the pitfalls of uncritically implementing any rhetoric as social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Albertson Fineman\u003c\/b\u003e is the Maurice T. Moore Professor of Law and Director of the Feminism and Legal Theory Project at Columbia University School of Law. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAt the Boundaries of Law: Feminism and Legal Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Neutered Mother, the Sexual Family and Other Twentieth Century Tragedies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.06 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039178690640,"sku":"9780226249575","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/TnR5eUgxSlRNRFBiOXhwM2hhcytLUT09.webp?v=1771841381","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-illusion-of-equality-the-rhetoric-and-reality-of-divorce-reform-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}