Description
| Product ID: | 9780415906425 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Moral Boundaries |
| Subtitle: | A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care |
| Authors: | Author: Joan Tronto |
| Page Count: | 242 |
| Subjects: | Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social and ethical issues, Gender studies: women and girls, Social welfare and social services, Social issues & processes, Gender studies: women, Social welfare & social services |
| Description: | Contests the association of care with women as empirically and historically inaccurate, as well as politically unwise. Tronto presents care as one of the central activites of human life and illustrates the ways in which society degrades the importance of caring in order to maintain the power of those who are privileged. In Moral Boundaries Joan C. Tronto provides one of the most original responses to the controversial questions surrounding women and caring. Tronto demonstrates that feminist thinkers have failed to realise the political context which has shaped their debates about care. It is her belief that care cannot be a useful moral and political concept until its traditional and ideological associations as a women''s morality are challenged. Moral Boundaries contests the association of care with women as empirically and historically inaccurate, as well as politically unwise. In our society, members of unprivileged groups such as the working classes and people of color also do disproportionate amounts of caring. Tronto presents care as one of the central activites of human life and illustrates the ways in which society degrades the importance of caring in order to maintain the power of those who are privileged. Winner of the 2023 Benjamin E. Lippincott APSA Award for exceptional work by a living political theorist that is still considered significant after a time span of at least 15 years since the original publication |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1993-09-09 |
