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Book Synopsis
A Family Matter investigates the implications for immigrants and refugees of the Canadian government’s definition of what constitutes “family.”

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Invisibility of Family in the Canadian Conversation

2 Inside/Outside Families: The Politics of Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law and Policy

3 The Role of Relationships in Canadian Refugee Determination Process for Sexual Minorities

4 An Education in Conjugality: Experiences of Common-Law Couples with Spousal Sponsorship

5 Canada’s Anti–Marriage Fraud Campaign and the Production of “Legitimate” Conjugal Citizens

6 Rethinking Conjugality

Conclusion

Notes

Works Cited

Index

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    Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
    Publication Date: 01/11/2018
    ISBN13: 9780774836432, 978-0774836432
    ISBN10: 0774836431
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    Citizenship and nationality law Migration, immigration and emigration

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A Family Matter investigates the implications for immigrants and refugees of the Canadian government’s definition of what constitutes “family.”

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    1 Invisibility of Family in the Canadian Conversation

    2 Inside/Outside Families: The Politics of Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law and Policy

    3 The Role of Relationships in Canadian Refugee Determination Process for Sexual Minorities

    4 An Education in Conjugality: Experiences of Common-Law Couples with Spousal Sponsorship

    5 Canada’s Anti–Marriage Fraud Campaign and the Production of “Legitimate” Conjugal Citizens

    6 Rethinking Conjugality

    Conclusion

    Notes

    Works Cited

    Index

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