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The Emergence of an Afro-Caribbean Legal Tradition. Gender Relations and Family Courts in Kingston, Jamaica.
Suzanne Lafont
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Paperback. This study demonstrates how the recent reforms in Jamaican legislation have failed to close the discrepancies between social laws reflecting a nuclear family structure and the needs of a culture where serial mating, out-of-wedlock births and absentee paternity is common. Num Pages: 250 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JHBK; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
A classic study of the ways in which the law can be at odds with the society it seeks to protect, this study demonstrates how the recent reforms in Jamaican family legislation have failed to close the discrepancies between social laws reflecting a nuclear family structure and the needs of a culturally distinct population engaging in serial mating, out-of-wedlock births, and absentee paternity. Based on participant observations, interviews and close scrutiny of the local media as well as a thorough review of court documents, Lafont's compelling analysis explores how family courts have come to be used in Jamaica as weapons ... Read more
A classic study of the ways in which the law can be at odds with the society it seeks to protect, this study demonstrates how the recent reforms in Jamaican family legislation have failed to close the discrepancies between social laws reflecting a nuclear family structure and the needs of a culturally distinct population engaging in serial mating, out-of-wedlock births, and absentee paternity. Based on participant observations, interviews and close scrutiny of the local media as well as a thorough review of court documents, Lafont's compelling analysis explores how family courts have come to be used in Jamaica as weapons ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781880921913
SKU
V9781880921913
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