Justice, gender, and the politics of multiculturalism
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Justice, gender, and the politics of multiculturalism
（Contemporary political theory）
Cambridge University Press, 2007
- : hardback
- : pbk
Available at 11 libraries
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Ser. editor: Ian Shapiro
Includes bibliographical references (p.178-191) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Justice, Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism explores the tensions that arise when culturally diverse democratic states pursue both justice for religious and cultural minorities and justice for women. Sarah Song provides a distinctive argument about the circumstances under which egalitarian justice requires special accommodations for cultural minorities while emphasizing the value of gender equality as an important limit on cultural accommodation. Drawing on detailed case studies of gendered cultural conflicts, including conflicts over the 'cultural defense' in criminal law, aboriginal membership rules and polygamy, Song offers a fresh perspective on multicultural politics by examining the role of intercultural interactions in shaping such conflicts. In particular, she demonstrates the different ways that majority institutions have reinforced gender inequality in minority communities and, in light of this, argues in favour of resolving gendered cultural dilemmas through intercultural democratic dialogue.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- Part I: 2. The concept of culture in political theory
- 3. Justice and multiculturalism: an egalitarian argument for cultural accommodation
- Part II: 4. The 'cultural defense' in American criminal law
- 5. Tribal sovereignty and the Santa Clara Pueblo case
- 6. Polygamy in America
- 7. Epilogue.
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