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1 March 1998

Social polarisation and housing careers

Draws on a 1996 survey of a national random sample of 25–70 year olds, to examine access to home ownership in the context of a changing labour market.

31 December 1997

Australian family profiles: Social and demographic patterns

This book draws together key facts and figures about family formation and change, drawing on information and analysis from a wide variety of sources.

2 September 1997

The Influence of Family Relationships on Later Life

This article reports on the meaning and role of family relationships in the lives of men and women aged between 50 and 70 years, looking at data from the Later Life…

2 September 1997

Divorce and Family Relations in Later Life

2 September 1997

Family Values in the Nineties

2 September 1997

Work and Family Values, Preferences and Practice

Initial findings from an Institute study highlight the ways that parents' workforce participation is influenced by the values and preferences they hold for combining…

2 September 1997

Exploring Parenthood and Parenting

2 September 1997

Turning to Father

In this article the author discusses the extent to which teenagers confide in their fathers, mothers and friends, and whether confiding in fathers is independently…

2 September 1997

Women's Perceptions of Fairness and the Persistence of an…

This paper considers research findings that the majority of employed wives who are carrying by far the greater load of unpaid work declare that they were being…