Sister Wives, Surrogates and Sex Workers - Outlaws by Choice? (Hardcover, New Ed)

Did she choose that?' Or, more normatively, 'Why would she choose that?' This book critiques and offers an alternative to these questions, which have traditionally framed law and policy discussions circulating around controversial genderized practices. It examines the simplicity and incompleteness of choice-based rhetoric and of presumptions that women's conduct is shaped, in an absolute way, either by choice or by coercion. This book develops an analytical framework that aims to discern the meaning and value that women may ascribe to morally ambiguous practices. An analysis of law's approach to polygamy, surrogacy and sex work, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, provides a basis for evaluating the choice-coercion binary and for contemplating alternate modes for assessing, from a law and policy standpoint, the palatability of social practices that appear pernicious to women. Weaving together interdisciplinary research, an innovative analytical framework for assessing choices ostensibly harmful to women, and a critique of the legal rules governing such choices, this book bears relevance for students, scholars, practicing jurists and policymakers seeking a richer understanding of conduct that moves women to the margins of law and society.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Gender in Law, Culture, and Society
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Angela Campbell
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	258
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-3521-1
Categories:	Books > Law > English law > Private, property, family > Gender law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Prostitution
LSN:	1-4094-3521-0
Barcode:	9781409435211

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