The Illusion of Equality

The Rhetoric and Reality of Divorce Reform

By: Martha Albertson Fineman

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Paperback | 1 June 1994 | Edition Number 1

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How do "no-fault," "gender-neutral" divorce reforms actually harm the lives of women and children they are designed to protect? Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, Martha Fineman argues that by advocating measures based on equality of treatment rather than of outcome, liberal feminists disregarded the socioeconomic factors that simultaneously place women at a disadvantage in the market and favor their taking on primary domestic responsibilities. She traces in persuasive detail the detrimental effects of equality rhetoric in shaping divorce law -- such as the legal separation of parents' and children's interests; equality replacing need as the prime criterion for settlements; and the increase of state intervention into family life. More than a critique, this book is an incisive argument for adopting outcome-oriented measures and a valuable overview of the pitfalls of uncritically implementing any rhetoric as social policy.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Recasting of Family Law
Equality Rhetoric and the Economics of Divorce
The Family as a Site of Rhetorical and Ideological Contest
Equality Discourse and Economic Decisions Made at Divorce
Embracing Equality: A Case Study
Equality Rhetoric and Child Custody Decision Making
Child Custody: Equality as the Aftermath of Economic Reforms
The Individualization of the Family: Child Advocacy
The Use of the Social Sciences in Custody Policy-Making
Constructing the Social Science Foundation for an Ideological Solution
The Resort to Alternative Decision Makers
Abdicating Equality
Alternative Visions from Discarded Discourses
Notes
Index
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