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Ironic Freedom Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform

Ironic Freedom Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform

Description

Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society.

Keywords

Social ScienceSociologyPolitical ScienceHistory & TheoryPhilosophyPoliticalWorldEuropeanSocial TheoryHistory

2013Book

Author(s)J. Baer

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9781137030955

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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