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Justice, Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism explores the tensions that arise when culturally diverse democratic states pursue both justice for religious and cultural minorities and justice for women. Sarah Song provides a distinctive argument about the circumstances under which egalitarian justice requires special accommodations for cultural minorities while emphasizing the value of gender equality as an important limit on cultural accommodation. Drawing on detailed case studies of gendered cultural conflicts, including conflicts over the 'cultural defense' in criminal law, aboriginal membership rules and polygamy, Song offers a fresh perspective on multicultural politics by examining the role of intercultural interactions in shaping such conflicts. In particular, she demonstrates the different ways that majority institutions have reinforced gender inequality in minority communities and, in light of this, argues in favour of resolving gendered cultural dilemmas through intercultural democratic dialogue.

Social stratification --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Human rights --- Sociology of culture --- Cultural pluralism. --- Culture conflict. --- Minorities --- Multiculturalism. --- Pluralism (Social sciences) --- Sex discrimination against women. --- Social justice. --- Women's rights. --- Civil rights. --- Pluralism (Social sciences). --- Cultural pluralism --- Culture conflict --- Multiculturalism --- Sex discrimination against women --- Social justice --- Women's rights --- Discrimination against women --- Subordination of women --- Women, Discrimination against --- Feminism --- Sex discrimination --- Male domination (Social structure) --- Cultural diversity policy --- Cultural pluralism policy --- Ethnic diversity policy --- Social policy --- Anti-racism --- Ethnicity --- Cultural fusion --- Minority rights --- Cultural conflict --- Culture wars --- Conflict of cultures --- Intercultural conflict --- Social conflict --- Cultural diversity --- Diversity, Cultural --- Diversity, Religious --- Ethnic diversity --- Pluralism, Cultural --- Religious diversity --- Culture --- Rights of women --- Women --- Equality --- Justice --- Civil rights --- Government policy --- Law and legislation --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Social Sciences --- Political Science