The Illusion of Equality

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Recasting of Family Law
Part I - Equality Rhetoric and the Economics of Divorce
2. The Family as a Site of Rhetorical and Ideological Contest
3. Equality Discourse and Economic Decisions Made at Divorce
4. Embracing Equality: A Case Study
Part II - Equality Rhetoric and Child Custody Decision Making
5. Child Custody: Equality as the Aftermath of Economic Reforms
6. The Individualization of the Family: Child Advocacy
7. The Use of the Social Sciences in Custody Policy-Making
8. Constructing the Social Science Foundation for an Ideological Solution
9. The Resort to Alternative Decision Makers
Part III - Abdicating Equality
10. Alternative Visions from Discarded Discourses
Notes
Index