1.In what ways, if any, has the definition of “family” changed over time? Is your assessment based on knowledge of empirical facts, or on personal assessments related to familiar societal anecdotes?
- What is your own view of the term family? How do you think this differs from other commonly held views of the concept? How can we know if a view we attribute to others is a good representation of their view or simply a straw man argument of an opposing view?
- Is there any difference in connotation between “domestic relations” law and “family” law as labels for this legal field?
- Have you detected any propaganda in the excerpted readings or general content of this chapter? Are there any arguments that appeared stronger simply because they were presented against a possible misrepresentation of an opposing position?
