From Father's Property to Children's Rights
ISBN-10: 0231080476
ISBN-13: 9780231080477
$38.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Published on
May 23, 1996
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
6.00x0.75x9.50 Inches
Weight
0.83 Pounds
About the Book
Combining historical and legal scholarship, this is an analysis of the history of child custody in the USA from colonial times to the present day. It draws on history to illuminate contemporary issues, offering a rich perspective on the historical relationship of children to their parents. The author draws on three periods of pivotal change in social attitudes and the law, connecting these transformations to the changing status of women and the increasing power of mothers. He describes how the present move away from maternal preference toward equal custodial rights has been promoted by feminists' struggle for equal political rights and a new theory of equal parenting adopted by social scientists. Includes a new preface by the author.