Family Matters article Apr 2002
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Research report Sep 2001
Ageing yet diverse
Australia’s population is ageing, and its growth is slowing down due to remarkable advances in medicine, health care and birth control.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2000
Exploring family violence: Links between child maltreatment and domestic violence
Exploration of the relationship between child maltreatment (especially child sexual abuse) and the experience or witnessing of domestic violence.
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Family Matters article Jun 1999
Older workers, families and public policies
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Research report Jun 1999
Understanding links between family experience, obligations and expectations in later life
This paper examines meanings and expectations of family life and support for people aged 50 to 70, focusing on social relations between generations.
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Research report Apr 1999
Superannuation and divorce in Australia
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Ageing and families: Overview of papers
These papers with their focus on changes in family patterns, structures, transitions and attitudes across the generations, make a contribution to understanding the role that families have in the lives of older persons.
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Families and ageing in the 21st century
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Independence and low-income older persons
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Admission to residential aged care facilities
This article considers the central role played by carers in maintaining people at home, and questions the somewhat taken-for-granted relationship between the availability of informal care and admission to residential care.