About the book
This diverse collection explores the rhetoric of a wide range of public policies that propose \"to put women and children first,\" including homeland security, school violence, gun control, medical intervention of intersex infants, and policies that aim to distinguish \"good\" from \"bad\" mothers. Using various feminist philosophical analyses, the contributors uncover a logic of paternalistic treatment of women and children that purports to protect them but almost always also disempowers them and sometimes harms them. This logic is widespread in contemporary popular policy discourse and affects the way that people understand and respond to social and political issues. Contributors rethink basic philosophical assumptions concerning subjectivity, difference, and dualistic logic in order to read the rhetoric of contemporary public policy discourse and develop new ways of talking and acting in the policy domain.
Editions of Women and Children First
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791465394
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791465400
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791482858
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This diverse collection explores the rhetoric of a wide range of public policies that propose \"to put women and children first,\" including homeland security, school violence, gun control, medical intervention of intersex infants, and policies that aim to distinguish \"good\" from \"bad\" mothers. Using various feminist philosophical analyses, the contributors uncover a logic of paternalistic treatment of women and children that purports to protect them but almost always also disempowers them and sometimes harms them. This logic is widespread in contemporary popular policy discourse and affects the way that people understand and respond to social and political issues. Contributors rethink basic philosophical assumptions concerning subjectivity, difference, and dualistic logic in order to read the rhetoric of contemporary public policy discourse and develop new ways of talking and acting in the policy domain.
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What is Women and Children First about?
This diverse collection explores the rhetoric of a wide range of public policies that propose \"to put women and children first,\" including homeland security, school violence, gun control, medical intervention of intersex infants, and policies that aim to distinguish \"good\" from \"bad\" mothers. Using various feminist philosophical analyses, the contributors uncover a logic of paternalistic treatment of women and children that purports to protect them but almost always also disempowers them and sometimes harms them. This logic is widespread in contemporary popular policy discourse and affects the way that people understand and respond to social and political issues. Contributors rethink basic philosophical assumptions concerning subjectivity, difference, and dualistic logic in order to read the rhetoric of contemporary public policy discourse and develop new ways of talking and acting in the policy domain.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Women and Children First?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Gender studies, gender groups > Gender studies: women and girls > Feminism and feminist theory
Where can I read a sample of Women and Children First?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791465394
How long is Women and Children First and how many pages does it have?
Women and Children First has 271 page(s)
Is Women and Children First part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in Gender Theory
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Women and Children First?
Patrice DiQuinzio, Sharon M. Meagher
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Women and Children First is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791465394) and paperback(ISBN 9780791465400) and pdf(ISBN 9780791482858)
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