The Canadian Family In Crisis

In this book, sociology professor John F. Conway looks at families past, present and future and examines the changing nature of family. Figures from the first decade of the new milennium tell us that one marriage in two may well end in divorce. Conway considers the implications of divorce, the impact of social changes on men, women and children, and suggests how these issues might be better addressed through family policy. The new edition addresses the harsh new reality facing Canadian families, especially those most vulnerable as a result of the crisis of the family. The Canadian Family in Crisis is the first book to examine the drastic changes in the Canadian family over the last thirty years.

The Canadian Family in Crisis is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the direction family life is taking in the twenty-first century. The author looks at the changing nature of the family, considers the implications of divorce, the impact of social changes on men, women, and children, and suggests how these issues might be better addressed through family policy.

The Canadian Family in Crisis is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the direction family life is taking in the twenty-first century. This fourth edition has been updated with statistics from the last census.

The Canadian Family in Crisis is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the direction family life is taking in the twenty-first century. The author looks at the changing nature of the family, considers the implications of divorce, the impact of social changes on men, women, and children, and suggests how these issues might be better addressed through family policy.

Unfulfilled legal needs are at a tipping point in much of the Canadian justice system. The Justice Crisis assesses what is and isn’t working in efforts to strengthen a fundamental right of democratic citizenship: access to civil and family justice. Contributors to this wide-ranging overview of recent empirical research address key issues: the extent and cost of unmet legal needs; the role of public funding; connections between legal and social exclusion among vulnerable populations; the value of new legal pathways; the provision of justice services beyond the courts and lawyers; and the need for a culture change within the justice system.

With this book, Cynthia Comacchio presents the first historical overview of domestic life in Canada, showing how families have both changed and remained the same, through transitions brought about by urbanization, industrialization, and war.