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Amazingly comprehensive and well-written
This hardcover volume is one of the most thorough and informed discussions you're likely to find on legal issues affecting the elderly. The authors, who are both elder law attorneys, begin with a quote from Milton Berle: "I've got enough money for the rest of my life, unless I want to buy something." They wrote the book, the authors say, to give readers "more than a punchline" with which to face their future. After reading it, you'll be able to face your future as something of an expert yourself. Every adult should read it.
Easy to read and follow.Not just for seniors.Recommend it for all ages.Concise and to the point.Up-to-date with great resources in appendix.

The best guide in this topic I have seen!
Possibly the best legal guide of any type I have seen.It's hard to believe that this is written by a LAWYER because it's actually easy for a regular person to understand. Highly recommended!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Elderly    3. Estates & Trusts    4. Health    5. Large Print    6. Large print books    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Legal status, laws, etc.    11. Older people    12. Popular works    13. Reference    14. United States   

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Organized, coherent material that should be standard reading
If anyone has ever tried to make clear the the foundations of employment discrimination law, Donohue cuts them to dust. His brilliant piece is more than just a clever name. Although it is unfortunate that his affable sense of humor takes a back seat, he still manages to grip the reader with his exceptional analyses and pertinant data. I would recommend this book to anyone who has even the slightest interest in the field of employment discrimination law. In fact, it should be standard reading in every law school across the country. No library or bookstore worth its salt is complete without this book.

Good summary to academic commentary on employment law
The proliferation of employment discrimination law since 1964 -- such as Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- has resulted in a steady increase in the "market share" of litigation devoted to such issues.While the nature of thelegal disputes in employment cases is not on an intellectual par with, sayconstitutional disputes, it is nevertheless complex and at timesfascinating.The nation's continuing grapples with affirmative action, forexample, demonstrate that there are serious issues that underlie what mayseem to be the simple situation of a fired employee.Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Discrimination    3. Discrimination in employment    4. Labor & Employment    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. United States   

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Splendid Must-Read
"Unwanted Sex" explains, in clear and understandable language, how limited is women's (and men's ) legal protection from unwanted sex.Schulhofer shows that rape laws in almost all states STILL require actualphysical force or the immediate threat of it: other forms of coercion areokay! Amazing.He convincingly debunks the claims of Camille Paglia, KatieRoiphe and Christina Hoff Sommers that the law indulges weak-willed women,criminalizes 'bad sex" and so forth. I recommend "UnwantedSex" to anyone who wants to understand rape law and the ongoing debatearound it.

It's all about Consent.
I heard Professor Schulhofer present this book a few months back at the University of Chicago.Within it, he explains that our sexual assault laws are *not* founded on notions of consent, despite widespread popular beliefsto the contrary.Read more

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Legal System    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. Sociology - General    7. Criminal law    8. Gender studies    9. USA   

Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. Discrimination    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Physical-appearance-based bias    7. Prejudices    8. United States    9. Constitutional & administrative law    10. Employment & labour law    11. Jurisprudence & philosophy of law    12. Racism & racial discrimination    13. Sex discrimination    14. USA   

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A Black Eye for Wall Street
I found it difficult to put this book down, and I would have given it 5 stars if the ending wasn't so weak.The end left me hanging and was a little confusing with all of the names and trials.
Kind of Relieving but sad
I read this book as I'm very familiar with the Brokerage Industry.I must say, while some of this is appalling, and people should never be treated poorly, it's relieving to know that there is a place where men are (were) still men.Men call each other disparaging remarks, call each other names, basically joke around and take it one step further.Unfortunately, women always want in, and it ends up ruining it for everyone. Any fun or solace we had is gone. It's a shame too, because those same women could have fun too and be "One of the guys" though fear of their lawsuits has now caused even the last bastion of men to fall.Why couldn't you just stick with Dr. Phil and leave us alone.Where can we hide from women and still be ourselves?Is there no place to go??Even better, why can't those women just join us, rather than fight us!It would seem the last place men can work and have fun, and at the same time have women having fun with them is the Man Show, or the Howard Stern show. I'm sorry that sounds so sad, but it's our truth.Time's have changed, and while our son's will never know it, it's our own fault for caving to their whims, little by little by little. It's a women's world! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Ethics    4. Business/Economics    5. Discrimination    6. Equal Employment Opportunity    7. Gender & the Law    8. Women & Business    9. Women In Management    10. Business & Economics / General   

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Employment Of Women    3. Gender Studies    4. Labor & Employment    5. Labor And Employment Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Practical Guides    9. Reference    10. Sex discrimination    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Admission    3. Affirmative action programs in education    4. Bakke, Allan Paul    5. California    6. Civil Rights    7. Discrimination    8. Discrimination in medical educ    9. Discrimination in medical education    10. Educational    11. Law    12. Law and legislation    13. Legal Reference / Law Profession    14. Medical colleges    15. Regents    16. Trials, litigation, etc    17. United States    18. University of California (Syst    19. Civil rights & citizenship    20. Constitutional & administrative law    21. Racism & racial discrimination    22. USA   

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Discrimination & Racism    3. Labor & Employment    4. Law    5. Sex discrimination in employme    6. Sex discrimination in employment    7. Sexual harassment in universit    8. Sexual harassment in universities and colleges    9. Sexual harassment of women    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Women's Studies - General   

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Doctrinaire rubbish
Don't fall for this. The authors are conservative propagandists who engage in the kind of fake scholarship that the American Enterprise Institute and its ilk specializes in. Remember when you were first learning to write a term paper and the teacher said "don't make the facts fit your argument; your argument has to rest on the facts"? Well the authors were busy running for class president and missed that little lesson. In their world, there is no reason to worry about discrimination laws, or social security, or poverty relief because no-one is ever destitute, excluded or unable to get decent work. Anyone with a passing acquaintance with reality can recognise this for the class warfare that it really is.

Women's Success Story
Anyone who appreciated Who Stole Feminism?, where Christina Hoff Sommers corrects what passes for feminist statistics will find plenty to love in these 123 pages.Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Christine Stolba explain with tons of data why the "wage gap" and "glass ceiling" are myths based on bad statistics and a less than thorough investigation of the facts. The authors spell out the truth, that we should be celebrating women's progress. Feminists should be bragging that women earn the majority of bachelor's and master's degrees and that women-owned businesses are growing faster than businesses overall instead of inventing discrimination where it clearly doesn't exist, as the stats in this book prove.This book should be required reading in women's studies classes, but unfortunately the half-truths often spread in such classes are the reason this book needed to be written in the first place.

A valuable contribution of facts on a much debated subject.
Much of what we know about the economic status of women is summarized in this excellent monograph by Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Christine Stolba.It covers not only the so-called gender gap between men's and women's incomes,but also educational attainment, occupational choice and politicalinfluence.Understanding of the subject is enhanced by colorful charts. -Herbert Stein ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Discrimination    4. Economic conditions    5. Economics - General    6. History    7. Labor    8. Law    9. Sex discrimination against women    10. Sex discrimination in employment    11. Statistics    12. United States    13. Women    14. Women & Business    15. Women's Studies - General    16. Equal opportunities    17. Feminism    18. Labour economics    19. USA   

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superb book
I heard Professor Nielsen on NPR last week, purchased the book, and I really enjoyed it.The quotes from real people about their experiences with offensive public speech really illuminate how it feels to be in public for people of different social groups and how it differs.
For Everyone
Opening our minds to others' views is what makes a family, community or nation work effectively.This book offers an opportunity to see perceptions of the law that might be different from our own.It's a great book especially at election time! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Constitutional - First Amendment    2. Discrimination    3. Jurisprudence    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Constitutional & administrative law    7. Freedom of information & freedom of speech    8. Jurisprudence & philosophy of law    9. Law / Discrimination    10. Political Science and International Relations    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Constitutional    3. Discrimination    4. Ethnic Issues    5. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General    6. Law    7. Minority Studies - Race Relations    8. Black studies    9. Social Science / African-American Studies   

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Comprehensive
This is a comprehensive, compelling collection sure to become a classic in sociology, anthropology, education political science, psychology and law.As diverse and intricate as the lives of women of color are, so are the essays included in this reader.It is truly powerful!

An Important Contribution
Although Global Critical Race Feminism is a rich reference work useful in the creation of scholarship, it is also a must for anyone interested in social justice.Taken together, the thoughtful and reader-friendly essays are context-specific and avoid generalizations, but at the same time show that ethnic and sexual oppression are not merely isolated aberrations but worldwide structural problems that deserve serious attention. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Discrimination & Racism    3. Feminism & Feminist Theory    4. Gender & the Law    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Legal status, laws, etc    8. Minority women    9. Social Science    10. Women's Studies - General    11. Feminism    12. Social Science / Minority Studies   

Editorial Review

Activist-scholar Angela Y. Davis was one of the most potent radical political symbols of the '70s, her defiantly clenched fist raised high over her reddish-brown, full-blown Afro. Her "celebrity" was launched when she was put on trial in 1972 in San Jose, California, for murder and kidnapping, charges on which she was later acquitted. This second edition of Bettina Aptheker's gut-wrenching chronicle of the Davis trial is a fact-filled boon to a younger generation imbued with the era's mythologies. With a strange cast of characters, including then-governor Ronald Reagan, Aptheker reveals heroes, villains, and brilliant legal work. Read more

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WRITTEN UNDER DISCIPLINE
This book is undoubtedly rewarding reading, and yet it very much strikes the informed reader as having been created under [Communist Party, USA] discipline.As Aptheker notes in her introduction, she was a remember of the CPUSA's national commmittee when she wrote this book in 1973; it was first issued by the party's International Publishers two years later.Ironically, Aptheker lauds the socialist countries, especially the USSR, throughout her narrative.It's deeply regretable that Aptheker and her comrades protested the political incarceration of Davis and other U.S. militants and yet passively supported the repression meted out to Soviet and Czech dissidents during the same period.During an official visit to Czechoslavakia in 1972, Davis herself insisted that imprisoned rebels of the 1968 Prague Spring "deserved what they got" and should remain behind bars.As you read this book, I encourage you to keep the duality of such positions foremost in your mind.

The Trial that should never have been
A fascinating account of the legalmanuveringthat quite possibly savedthe life of this extrordinary woman.The fact is there should never havebeen a trial in the first place. Asidefrom that we are given an inside viewof the the strategy invoked by thethe defense team. Howard Moore andMargaret Burnham are the mainlineplayers in the defense team. Angela'ssister Fania headed up the nationalmovement. I was most impressed withthe tremendous outpouring of support formall over the country. The book goesinto great detail cocerning Angela'sconnection with the Soledad brothersIt was her interest in their trialthat started this whole farce in thefirst place. If you believe as I dothat this beautiful woman was singledout because her views ran contraryto those of Richard Nixon and RonaldReagen then you will love this book.It wil make you mad and yet you willsee that perhaps justice can prevailafter-all

The Morning Breaks
Once you get past the communist/revolutionary rhetoric of the 60's-70's,a portrait of a bright, intelligent human being is exposed.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1944-    2. California    3. Davis, Angela Yvonne,    4. Discrimination    5. Discrimination & Racism    6. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor    7. Law    8. San Jose    9. Sociology    10. Trials (Conspiracy)    11. Trials, litigation, etc    12. United States - 20th Century    13. Biography: general    14. Black studies    15. Davis, Angela Yvonne    16. Demonstrations & protest movements    17. Racism & racial discrimination    18. Revolutions & coups    19. USA   

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good law book from a good former dean
I went to the law school where Kay used to be the dean.She's a nice lady.She spearheaded many of the non-sexist divorce laws in California.I'm not going to say there aren't better feminist law texts out there.But this book is a decent one.It should be a valuable tool for feminist lawyers or future feminist lawyers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Law   

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Can Be Summarized in Two Sentences
Here's what the book is about: One, some nonwhite racial groups under some conditions can actually (gasp) dominate other nonwhite racial groups. Two, some nonwhite racial groups should apologize to make other nonwhite racial groups feel better. a nice book if you are interested
Yamamoto looks at the history and significance of government's apologizing for past racist acts.It covers a span of topics from black slavery, Japanese interment, to Native Hawaiian colonialism.Though written by a law professor, the text is not case-heavy and could be digested by most every reader.It discusses some interesting concerns about person-of-color unity as well.Those interested in Asian/Pacific Islander studies may be particularly interested in this book.Some people may find the text too simple, especially those who view governmental apologies as ineffective.However, this book was a decent read generally. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Civil rights    3. Discrimination    4. Discrimination & Racism    5. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General    6. Ethnic Studies - General    7. History    8. Law    9. Legal History    10. Legal status, laws, etc.    11. Minorities    12. Minority Studies - Race Relations    13. Race And Ethnic Relations    14. Race relations    15. Social conflict    16. Sociology    17. U.S. - Political And Civil Rights    18. United States    19. AFRICAN AMERICANS_LEGAL STATUS, LAWS, ETC.    20. Constitutional & administrative law    21. Multicultural studies    22. Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations    23. Social issues    24. UNITED STATES_RACE RELATIONS    25. USA   

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Insightful introduction into early years of feminism
As Jean Matthews demonstrates in this excellent survey, feminism has long been a controversial movement.From its origins in Enlightenment thinking, it has challenged longstanding beliefs about women and male-female relationships.Matthews' book offers a study of the emergence of the women's movement in mid-nineteenth century America, charting both its broader intellectual origins and the context of contemporary reform movements.
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Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Feminism    3. History    4. History - General History    5. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    6. Political Science    7. Politics/International Relations    8. United States    9. United States - 19th Century    10. Women's Studies - History    11. Women's rights    12. American history: c 1800 to c 1900    13. Civil rights & citizenship    14. Social Science / Women's Studies    15. USA    16. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Constitutional    3. Courts - General    4. Courts - Supreme Court    5. Discrimination    6. Gender & the Law    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Sex discrimination against wom    11. Sex discrimination against women    12. United States    13. Women's Studies - General    14. Women's rights    15. Courts & procedure    16. USA    17. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Labor & Employment    3. Law   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Discrimination    3. Gender & the Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Reference    7. Sex discrimination against wom    8. Sex discrimination against women    9. Social Law    10. United States   

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A Fascinating Look at Sociological Change in the Workplace
This book contains invaluable information for women entering the law profession, but it is also recommended for anyone interested in learning more about sociological changes that have (and perhaps more importantly those that haven't) occurred in the workplace. This book is a must!
This book is a must read for all people who are interested in work-life balance!If you have children and are a working mother, you will keenly identify with this book.If you are considering having children, get some insight on what to expect. If you are in a leadership capacity in your workplace, read this book and think about how you can best adapt your environment to the changing world.Our subtle daily actions can impact others in a variety of ways and this book points them out.

A Trial for Gender on Trial:No Hung Jury on this Gem
It is a stunningly thorough and insightful treatment of the topic.English offers us fine read for us non-lawyers who recognize the realities of gender as a part of the modern work place.Little of this is unique to the legal profession, though some of the extremities, arising out of the "live by the billable hour" business model, are perhaps particular to the legal and perhaps the consulting industries. English strikes a balanced tone and searches for realistic answers to the persistent questions of coping with gender in the work place. It all rings very true, including the extremely balanced approach and acknowledgement of the impossibility of eliminating, rather than managing, issues relating to gender in the work place.Her research is exhaustive, balanced and compelling.It is a must read for professionals in all fields, both men and women. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Gender & the Law    3. General    4. Labor & Employment    5. Law    6. Legal Profession    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Practice Of Law    9. Sex Discrimination In Employment    10. Sex discrimination in employme    11. Stereotype (Psychology)    12. United States    13. Women lawyers    14. Gender studies    15. Law / Legal Profession