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2012

Law and Society

Family Law

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How Can The Existing Legal Framework With Regard To The Maintenance Of Parents And Protection For The Elderly From Neglect And Abuse Be Reformed?, Jonathan Chen Yeen Muk, Gek Min Yeo Dec 2011

How Can The Existing Legal Framework With Regard To The Maintenance Of Parents And Protection For The Elderly From Neglect And Abuse Be Reformed?, Jonathan Chen Yeen Muk, Gek Min Yeo

Jonathan Muk

This article examines the existing problems with laws relating to elderly neglect, abuse and maintenance. Suggestions are then made as to how laws can be improved so that the welfare of the elderly can be better taken care of.


Dirty Harry Meets Dirty Diapers: Masculinities, At-Home Fathers, And Making The Law Work For Families, Beth A. Burkstrand-Reid Dec 2011

Dirty Harry Meets Dirty Diapers: Masculinities, At-Home Fathers, And Making The Law Work For Families, Beth A. Burkstrand-Reid

Beth A. Burkstrand-Reid

Who is the “man”? Implicit in this question is whether the man at issue demonstrates traits traditionally associated with masculinity: traits such as power, rejecting all things associated with being female, aggression, and being the family breadwinner. If a man, then, abandons paid work and stays at home full time with his children, is he still a “man” as typically defined? The answer to this question bears both on whether families are truly evolving away from the traditional, gendered construct that places men as family breadwinners and women as caregivers and whether work-family balance law meets the needs of these—and …