Books by Martha Albertson Fineman

Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, 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.

An ambitious and revolutionary rethinking of the law's approach to the family. Definitions of family and mother are scrutinized throughout the volume while paying close attention to issues of race, class and sexuality.