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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

A Family Matter

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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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