Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. TABLES vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
5. GLOSSARY xi
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. Part 1: The Divorce Environment
8. 2. The Family and Canadian Public Culture 21
9. 3. Divorce Legislation: Resistance to Change 48
10. 4. The Judiciary: An Ideology Confirmed 75
11. 5. The Role of the State 103
12. Part 2: Divorce Behaviour
13. 6. The Demography of Marriage and Divorce 131
14. 7. The Role of Gender 157
15. 8. Making the Divorce Process Work 191
16. 9. Divorce outside the System 226
17. 10. Conclusion 258
18. APPENDIX: Social Class and Occupation 267
19. A NOTE ON SOURCES 271
20. NOTES 275
21. INDEX 315