Brinig, Margaret F.

Family, law, and community supporting the covenant / [electronic resource] : Margaret F. Brinig. - Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, c2010. - 1 online resource (x, 290 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Concentrating on legal reform, Brinig examines a range of subjects, including cohabitation, custody, grandparent visitation, and domestic violence. She concludes that conventional legal reforms and the social programs they engender ignore social capital: the trust and support given to families by a community.

Specialized.

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Families--United States.
Family policy--United States.
Domestic relations--United States.
Family and Relationships.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
Family law.

KF505.Z9 / B755 2010

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