Law, Gender, and Injustice
A Legal History of U.S. Women
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Gender & the Law
| Author: | Joan Hoff | ISBN: | 9780814744864 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press | Publication: | April 1, 1994 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joan Hoff |
| ISBN: | 9780814744864 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press |
| Publication: | April 1, 1994 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Language: | English |
In this widely acclaimed landmark study, Joan Hoff illustrates how women remain second- class citizens under the current legal system and questions whether the continued pursuit of equality based on a one-size-fits-all vision of traditional individual rights is really what will most improve conditions for women in America as they prepare for the twenty-first century. Concluding that equality based on liberal male ideology is no longer an adequate framework for improving women's legal status, Hoff's highly original and incisive volume calls for a demystification of legal doctrine and a reinterpretation of legal texts (including the Constitution) to create a feminist jurisprudence.
In this widely acclaimed landmark study, Joan Hoff illustrates how women remain second- class citizens under the current legal system and questions whether the continued pursuit of equality based on a one-size-fits-all vision of traditional individual rights is really what will most improve conditions for women in America as they prepare for the twenty-first century. Concluding that equality based on liberal male ideology is no longer an adequate framework for improving women's legal status, Hoff's highly original and incisive volume calls for a demystification of legal doctrine and a reinterpretation of legal texts (including the Constitution) to create a feminist jurisprudence.
