Misconceptions : unmarried motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1921 to 1969 / / Lori Chambers

• Autore: Chambers Anne Lorene <1965->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.71301/7
• Soggetto topico: Unmarried mothers - Legal status, laws, etc - Ontario; Unmarried mothers - Ontario - Social conditions - 20th century; Parent and child (Law) - Ontario; Public welfare - Ontario - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Ontario
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. 'Such a program of legislation': illegitimacy and law reform -- ; 2. 'Doubtful of her veracity': procedures and judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act -- ; 3. 'I did not bring this child into the world by myself': stories of unwed pregnancy -- ; 4. 'Best for our babies': the adoption mandate -- ; 5. 'Haunted by bills': lone motherhood and poverty -- ; 6. 'Known as Mrs S': cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Misconceptions
• ISBN: 1-4426-9058-5; 1-4426-8457-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780539903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.