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Towards a theorised understanding of family life and social…
The paper defines the concept of social capital and reviews the literature on social capital within and beyond family networks.
Planning the first wave of the Australian Family Panel…
The Australian Family Panel Survey represents a major research undertaking by AIFS. This paper outlines some of the design proposals.
A guide to calculating the costs of children
Includes three 1999 Family Matters articles, as well as an earlier paper explaining the two original approaches to calculating the costs of children
Parenting in Australian families
Findings from the final stage of the Australian component of the Parenting-21 study are presented around two key themes
A framework for future research in premarriage education
This Briefing gives an overview of the AIFS and Australian Catholic University joint round table discussion on premarriage education.
Youth suicide prevention programs and activities: National…
This publication was compiled by the Australian Institute of Family Studies for the National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy.
The UK looking after children approach in Australia
This report argues that the Looking After Children approach may have measurable benefits for child care services in Australia
Towards understanding the reasons for divorce
Data presented in this paper are drawn from the Australian Divorce Transitions Project, a random national telephone survey of 650 divorce Australians.
Understanding links between family experience, obligations…
This paper examines meanings and expectations of family life and support for people aged 50 to 70, focusing on social relations between generations.