White Unwed Mother; the Adoption Mandate in Postwar Canada

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 heteronormativity, and emerging sociological and...

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Main Author Andrews, Valerie J
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Demeter Press 2018
Edition1
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Adoption-Canada-History-20th century
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Summary: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 heteronormativity, and emerging sociological and psychoanalytic theories, created historically.