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    Child custody, law, and women's work / Susan B. Boyd.

    • Title:Child custody, law, and women's work / Susan B. Boyd.
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    • Author/Creator:Boyd, Susan B.
    • Published/Created:Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press Canada, 2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Custody of children--Canada.
      Custody of children--History.
    • Description:xii, 283 pages.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0195409183 :
    • Contents:Ch. 1. Child Custody Law, Gender, and Difference: Shifting Relations
      Ch. 2. Paternal Rights: From Absolute to Presumptive Power in the Nineteenth Century
      Ch. 3. Law's Cautious Endorsement: Maternal Rights to Custody, 1900-70
      Ch. 4. Shifting Discourses - Public Equality/Private Confusion: The 1970s
      Ch. 5. Equality Rights Discourse and the 'Modern' Family: The 1980s
      Ch. 6. Rising Emphasis on Contact with Fathers: Expanding Access and Maternal Responsibilities
      Ch. 7. Feminist Strategy? Potentialities and Perils of Emphasizing Primary Care
      Ch. 8. W(h)ither Motherhood, W(h)ither Feminism: Law Reform Debates at the Turn of a New Century
      Ch. 9. Conclusion: Child Custody Law Reform and Privatization of the Post-Divorce Family Unit.
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