Feminism and Families [Paperback]

A ground-breaking volume of all new essays covering the conjunction of two topics--feminism and families--that, for all their centrality in our culture, have not been adequately examined in light of one another. While the family has suffered feminist neglect, most women arein fact members of families, living their lives within the social context of families, even at a time when the concept of family has become bewilderingly unstable. The intersection of families and feminism is thus one in need of philosophical reflection, as a basis both for good public policy and for the ethical relationships of intimate life.Hilde Lindemann Nelsonis at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.