1. Introduction
Part 1: The divorce environment
2. The family and Canadian public culture
3. Divorce legislation: resistance to change
4. The judiciary: an ideology confirmed
5. The role of the state
Part 2: Divorce behaviour
6. The demography of marriage and divorce
7. The role of gender
8. Making the divorce process work
9. Divorce outside the system
10. Conclusion
Appendix: social class and occupation