Journal article
The reasonable man: Two case studies
Sister in Law, Vol.1, pp.53-71
1996
Abstract
One of the fundamental insights of feminist theory is the observation that where men and women as groups are observably different, the characteristics common to men are usually treated as central and normative, the traits associated with women treated as marginal and deviant. This article identifies the concept of "reasonableness" in tort law as a concept which is culturally coded masculine, and illustrates how such a masculine normative assumption disadvantages women in the areas of "nervous shock" and police liability for failure to protect victims of violent crime.
Details
- Title
- The reasonable man: Two case studies
- Authors/Creators
- E. Handsley (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Sister in Law, Vol.1, pp.53-71
- Publisher
- Enid Russell Society, School of Law, Murdoch University
- Identifiers
- 991005542804207891
- Copyright
- Enid Russell Society
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Law
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Law
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