Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility

Helen M. Alvaré

doi:10.1017/9781316817025

The well-being of children should be a social priority, and should consider the family circumstances into which children are born. Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility details the rise of a federal policy of 'sexual expressionism', which prioritizes adults' interests over children's welfare. It describes the costs to children in the areas of family structure and stability, and the federal programs attempting to ameliorate the situation of non-marital children. Offering a detailed empirical and ethical critique both of 'sexual expressionism' and of the related federal programs, this study will be of interest to scholars and activists supporting children, women and the poor.

'The concise volume provides a broad overview of jurisprudence and legislation in the United States concerning reproductive rights and marriage with a corresponding analysis of its efficacy at reducing nonmarital child bearing.'

Kara R. Finck Source: International Journal of Children's Rights

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With Power Comes Responsibility

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Putting Children’s Interests First in U.S. Family Law and Policy
pp i-ii

Putting Children’s Interests First in U.S. Family Law and Policy - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-7

1 - The Rise of Sexual Expressionism
pp 8-57

2 - Nonmarital Birth and Child Outcomes
pp 58-65

3 - To Treat the Wounded or to Prevent their Birth
pp 66-102

4 - An Ethical and Anthropological Critique
pp 103-134

5 - Conclusion and Recommendations
pp 135-154

Index
pp 155-158

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