Research report Dec 1987
Coping with family life in Australia: A bit of a struggle
The case studies on which this book is based derive from a larger survey by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, carried out in 1982.
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Research report Dec 1987
The case studies on which this book is based derive from a larger survey by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, carried out in 1982.
Policy and practice paper Jun 1996
Discussion Paper 1 Produced by the National Child Protection Clearinghouse.
Research report May 1982
The paper describes changes which have occurred in families and family structures over the past 25 years
Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article maps out the dimensions of family change over the past one hundred years in Australia, focusing in particular on the changing structure of households.
Research report Jun 2003
Uses data from 1986 and 1996 Australian Censuses to explore possible reasons for differences in the labour market trends of lone and couple mothers.
Research report Jan 1984
Great concern has been expressed in recent times that the family 'as we know it' is rapidly disappearing.
Family Matters article Sep 2000
This article describes the meeting of a group of adolescents and their families, on Sunday 26 November, 2000, meeting the researchers and celebrating the first 18 years of the landmark longitudinal research study of children’s development, the Australian Temperament Project.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
An update is provided about the Australian Temperament Project (ATP), which commenced in 1983 with a cohort of children aged four-eight months, and has collected thirteen waves of data by mail surveys over the first 20 years of life.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
This column is designed to keep readers informed of contemporary developments that matter to families.
Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article traces key transitions in Australian family life since Federation, some of their causes, and how we might best understand their implications.