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In the shadow of the law : divorce in Canada, 1900-1939 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Snell, James G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1991.
Toronto : [1991]
Series:Social history of Canada ; 45.
Subjects:
Divorce > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Divorce > Droit > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
1900-1999
Divorce > Canada > History > 20th century.
Canada.
Divorce > Canada > History > 20th century
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part 1: The divorce environment
  • 2. The family and Canadian public culture
  • 3. Divorce legislation: resistance to change
  • 4. The judiciary: an ideology confirmed
  • 5. The role of the state
  • Part 2: Divorce behaviour
  • 6. The demography of marriage and divorce
  • 7. The role of gender
  • 8. Making the divorce process work
  • 9. Divorce outside the system
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Appendix: social class and occupation.