The ethics of the family. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Stephen Scales, Adam Potthast and Linda Oravecz.
• Other Names: Scales, Stephen; Potthast, Adam; Oravecz, Linda
• Contents: Informalist conceptions of marriage and some of their implications / Steven Weimer, Sangeeta Sangha -- Teaching "against marriage, " or, "But, Professor, marriage isn't a contract!" / Kathryn Norlock -- Marriage, parenting, and sexual orientation / Mark Strasser -- A liberal conception of civil marriage / Laura Osinski -- The ethics of polyamorous marriage / Hallie Liberto -- "Hooking up" : moral obligations and the meaning of sex / Stephen Scales -- Making parents : conventions, intentions, and biological connections / Yvette Pearson -- The foundations of licensing parents / Michael McFall -- Intergenerational justice and care in parenting / Stephen Scales -- Ho, ho, hoax : Santa Claus and parental deception / Ernani Magalhaes -- Moral children / Wade Robison -- Filial responsibility for aging parents / Charles Zola -- A reflection on Confucian ethics of the family? / Suk Choi -- From "Supernanny" to "The baby borrowers" : reality television as family teacher / Kristie Bunton -- Virtue ethics as the basis for family interaction / James J. Ponzetti Jr. -- An examination of one strategy for reconciling familial love and impartial morality / Eric Silverman -- Emotional intelligence and familial relationships / Diane Williamson -- A value of family : the moral significance of involuntary affiliations / Michael Taber -- Are there forms of rationality unique to a family that can justify the concept of "family values"? / Jeff Buechner -- Choice's challenge : feminist ethics and reproductive autonomy / Elizabeth Meade -- Superkid or Frankenchild : ethical issues in chemically enhancing the next generation / Steven Weiss -- Organ donation impasse and family rights / Robert Muhlnickel -- Conflicting ethical duties? : the dilemma of the best interests attorney / Paul Newhouse -- Ethical dilemmas and a decision-making process for child welfare practice / Karen Rice.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 432 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.85; Ethics & moral philosophy; Families -- Moral and ethical aspects; Applied ethics; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Alternative Family; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Reference; Applied ethics; Families -- Moral and ethical aspects; Family & relationships; Sociology: family & relationships; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443821049; 1443821047
• Related ISBNs: 9781443820578; 1443820571
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.