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Dissolving wedlock / Colin S. Gibson.

By: Gibson, Colin S, 1937-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Routledge, 1994Description: 246 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0415032253; 0415032261 (pbk).Subject(s): Divorce -- England -- History | Divorce -- Wales -- History | Marriage -- England -- History | Marriage -- Wales -- History | Marriage law -- England | Marriage law -- WalesDDC classification: 306.890942
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: Before civil divorce -- Ecclesiastical influence and jurisdiction in matrimonial matters -- Decline of the ecclesiastical courts -- Parliamentary divorce -- The coming of judicial divorce -- Part II: Divorce or separation -- Constraints of poverty and gender -- Between the wars -- From matrimonial offence to irretrievable breakdown -- Part III: Marriage patterns in the twentieth century -- Changing family patterns -- The resort to divorce: the social evidence -- The reconstituted family -- Part IV: Marriage breakdown today -- Divorce: the legal evidence -- Family breakdown, protection and the law -- Accounting for family support -- Marriage breakdown in the 1990s.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 306.890942 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00015882
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The divorce rate has been rising significantly throughout the twentieth century. By interweaving the historical, demographic, sociological, legal, political and policy aspects of this increase, Colin Gibson explores the effects it has had on family patterns and habits. Dissolving Wedlock presents a multi-disciplinary examination of all the socio-legal consequences of family breakdown.
Dissolving Wedlock will be invaluable reading to all lecturers and students of social policy, sociology and social work as well as to professionals and lawyers working in the field of divorce.

Bibliography: (pages 231-239) and indexes.

Introduction -- Part I: Before civil divorce -- Ecclesiastical influence and jurisdiction in matrimonial matters -- Decline of the ecclesiastical courts -- Parliamentary divorce -- The coming of judicial divorce -- Part II: Divorce or separation -- Constraints of poverty and gender -- Between the wars -- From matrimonial offence to irretrievable breakdown -- Part III: Marriage patterns in the twentieth century -- Changing family patterns -- The resort to divorce: the social evidence -- The reconstituted family -- Part IV: Marriage breakdown today -- Divorce: the legal evidence -- Family breakdown, protection and the law -- Accounting for family support -- Marriage breakdown in the 1990s.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • Part I Before Civil Divorce (p. 7)
  • 1 Ecclesiastical Influence and Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Matters (p. 9)
  • 2 Decline of the Ecclesiastical Courts (p. 20)
  • 3 Parliamentary Divorce (p. 27)
  • 4 The Coming of Judicial Divorce (p. 45)
  • Part II Divorce or Separation (p. 65)
  • 5 Constraints of Poverty and Gender (p. 67)
  • 6 Between the Wars (p. 85)
  • 7 From Matrimonial Offence to Irretrievable Breakdown (p. 99)
  • Part III Marriage Patterns in the Twentieth Century (p. 111)
  • 8 Changing Family Patterns (p. 113)
  • 9 The Resort to Divorce: The Social Evidence (p. 131)
  • 10 The Reconstituted Family (p. 150)
  • Part IV Marriage Breakdown Today (p. 167)
  • 11 Divorce: The Legal Evidence (p. 169)
  • 12 Family Breakdown, Protection and the Law (p. 183)
  • 13 Accounting for Family Support (p. 198)
  • 14 Marriage Breakdown in the 1990s (p. 212)
  • Notes (p. 228)
  • Bibliography (p. 231)
  • Name Index (p. 240)
  • Subject Index (p. 243)

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