Family, law, and community : supporting the covenant - Brinig, Margaret F. (Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2010)
The relationship between trust and community recognition -- Norms within families, or the family community -- The limits of community and the role of autonomy -- Reaching the limit : granting insiders and outsiders rights -- The family as "little commonwealth": the role of mimetics -- What happens when trust fails? : mimetics in families gone wrong.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-283) index.
Keywords: Families -- United States; Family policy -- United States; Domestic relations -- United States