"GRACEFUL PILLARS": LAW, RELIGION, AND THE ETHICS OF THE "DAUGHTER TRACK"

In this essay, analyzing the "daughter track" of daughter-provided elder care, through feminist philosopher Lisa Tessman's "burdened virtues" framework, I examine the ethical questions surrounding gender, sacrifice, and elder care on the daughter track, particularly concerni...

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Published in:Journal of law and religion
Subtitles:SYMPOSIUM: GLOBAL LEGAL AND RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON ELDER CARE
Main Author: Green, M. Christian 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: Journal of law and religion
Further subjects:B Daughters
B Necessity
B Virtue
B feminist philosophy
B ethics of care
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Summary:In this essay, analyzing the "daughter track" of daughter-provided elder care, through feminist philosopher Lisa Tessman's "burdened virtues" framework, I examine the ethical questions surrounding gender, sacrifice, and elder care on the daughter track, particularly concerning contexts of virtue and necessity. Second, I examine how Tessman's "burdened virtues" framework applies to the "daughter track" situation, particularly regarding virtues born of necessity. Third, I examine some wider legal and social justice issues that remain unresolved in eldercare provision by daughters. Finally, I conclude with some reflections on the "daughter track" as a law and religion issue and how law, in particular, might better support women in being not only "dutiful daughters," but "graceful pillars," in the care of their elders.
ISSN:2163-3088
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2016.15