Denial, rationalisation and trivialisation of state intrusion into Aboriginal family life
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June 1996
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Abstract
The author examines historical processes of state intrusion into Aboriginal family life and the consequences for contemporary indigenous family functioning. He states that the best known example of systematic intrusion is the state mandated abduction of Aboriginal children from their families and he discusses this in terms of denial, rationalisation and trivialisation. He also explores the mechanisms by which these events and the ensuing problems are minimised within the wider Australian population.
The author examines historical processes of state intrusion into Aboriginal family life and the consequences for contemporary indigenous family functioning. He states that the best known example of systematic intrusion is the state mandated abduction of Aboriginal children from their families and he discusses this in terms of denial, rationalisation and trivialisation. He also explores the mechanisms by which these events and the ensuing problems are minimised within the wider Australian population.