Social Parenthood in Comparative Perspective: 19 (Families, Law, and Society)

Product description Review "Provides a groundbreaking overview of social parenthood… The book is truly global in scope: it includes perspectives from psychology, sociology, and the law, and it draws on experts from nine countries. It offers a fascinating analysis of how the law approaches, and should approach these relationships, and it is destined to become a classic work in understanding social parenthood. " ― Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia School of Law"Social parenthood is one of the most important issues that family law is confronting in countries today. Further, countries are approaching this issue in vastly disparate ways. The contributors present compelling and complementary legal analysis and insights as to how nine countries address social parenthood, underscoring the necessity for law to adjust to new iterations of families. " ― Maxine Eichner, Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"By examining across the countries of North America and Europe whether and how laws value those relationships, Social Parenthood in Comparative Perspective makes a unique and long- overdue contribution. Comparing same-sex couples, stepparents, and non-parental primary caregivers within and among countries, this book is an invaluable resource to anyone who thinks about the meaning of family. " ― Nancy D. Polikoff, author, Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law"Timely and engaging, the comparative and interdisciplinary aspects of this volume offer many valuable contributions to the ongoing conversation about legal recognition of what the book calls ‘social parents.’ The diverse and impressive contributors make the case for law reform in response to the expanding landscape of parenting. " ― Susan Frelich Appleton, Lemma Barkeloo & Phoebe Couzins Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis About the Author Clare Huntington is the Joseph M. McLaughlin Professor of Law at Fordham Law School and author of Failure to Flourish: How Law Undermines Family Relationships. Christiane von Bary is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International Law, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany.Courtney G. Joslin is Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law and co-author of Sexuality, Gender and the Law.