White unwed mother : the adoption mandate in postwar Canada / Valerie J. Andrews.
"For the majority of "unwed mothers" in postwar Canada, having a child "out-of-wedlock" invariably meant being subject to the adoption mandate. Andrews describes the mandate as a process of interrelated institutional power systems which, together with socio-cultural norms, ideals of gender heteronor...
Main Author: | Andrews, Valerie J. (Author) |
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Language: | English |
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Bradford, ON :
Demeter Press,
[2018]
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Physical Description: | 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Format: | Book |