What is the Family of Law?: The Influence of the Nuclear Family

Acknowledgements\nTable of Contents\nTable of Cases\nTable of Legislation\nIntroduction\n	I. Theoretical Context\n	II. Outline\nPART I: THE FAMILY\n	1. What is the Law\'s \'Family\'?\n		I. \'Family\' as a Social Concept\n		II. The Law\'s \'Definition(s)\' of \'Family\'\n		III. The Influence of the Nuclear Family Model within the Definitions of \'Family\'\n	2. The Historical and Philosophical Underpinnings of the \'Nuclear Family\' Model\n		I. The \'Family\' and the \'Legal Subject\'\n		II. Critiquing the Orthodox Construction of the Legal Subject\n		III. The Nuclear Family as the Natural Model of \'Family\'\nPART II: THE CONJUGAL RELATIONSHIP\n	3. The Legal Regulation of Conjugal Relationships\n		I. What is Marriage in UK Law?\n		II. The Centrality of Conjugality\nPART III: PARENTHOOD\n	4. The Attribution of Legal Parenthood within UK Law\n		I. Natural Reproduction\n		II. Assisted Reproduction\n		III. Surrogacy\n	5. The Legal Understanding of the Parental Role\n		I. What is the \'Parent\' in the Law?\n		II. The Gendered Parenting Roles of the Nuclear Family\n		III. The Role of Lesbian \'Mothers\' or \'Parents\'\nPART IV: THE FUTURE\n	6. The Possibilities Offered by Alternative \'Models\' of the \'Family\'\n		I. Exploring the Conceptual Influences\n		II. Abstract Models and Real Families\nConclusion\nReferences\nIndex