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Misconceptions
Unmarried Motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1921-1969
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English
Published/Copyright:
2007
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Misconceptions argues that child welfare measures which simultaneously seek to rescue children and punish errant women will not, and cannot, succeed in alleviating child or maternal poverty.
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Chambers Lori :
Lori Chambers is a professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at Lakehead University.
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Contents
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Foreword: The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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1. ‘Such a Program of Legislation’: Illegitimacy and Law Reform
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2. ‘Doubtful of Her Veracity’: Procedures and Judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act
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3. ‘I Did not Bring This Child into the World BY MYSELF’: Stories of Unwed Pregnancy
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4. ‘Best for Our Babies’: The Adoption Mandate
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5. ‘Haunted by Bills’: Lone Motherhood and Poverty
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6. ‘Known as MRS S’: Cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act
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Conclusions
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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September 22, 2007
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9781442684577
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
