Child, Family and State Abdelfattah Kilito The advent of a telegraph

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Child, Family and State Abdelfattah Kilito The advent of a telegraphIn an era in which our conception of what constitutes a normal family has undergone remarkable changes, questions have arisen regarding the role of the state in normalizing families through public policy. In what ways should the law seek to facilitate, or oppose, parenting and child rearing practices that depart from the nuclear family with two heterosexual parents? What should the state's stance be on single parent families, unwed motherhood, or the