ABSTRACT
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 are in 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|41 pages
Histories
part II|49 pages
The Breakdown of the Family
part III|25 pages
Intimate Knowings
part IV|41 pages
Who's In, Who's Out?
part V|31 pages
Families and Medicine
part VI|50 pages
Images We Don't Need