Family Matters article Dec 1992
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
A man's place...? Reconstructing family realities
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Big business, small business, family business
Using data from studies of employers' views on work and family issues by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, this article compares how big and small business approach the challenge of becoming more 'family-friendly'.
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Ageing: Everybody's future
This article suggests that while the ageing of Australia is often regarded with trepidation as social planners try to implement health and welfare policies that will adequately provide for the next century's elderly, the potential advantages of there being more old people far outweigh the perceived drain on resources and that the ageing population promises a spreading pool of competence and human help to be drawn upon with enthusiasm.
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Mothers with young children
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Juggling work and family commitments
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
To work or not to work?
This article discusses findings from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Becoming Adult Study which suggest that it is young women rather than young men who are making the major adjustments to the demands of employment and having children.
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Mothers in the workforce
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Work and stress: Can a sense of control help?
This article presents research on the notion of control and how it should be measured, and concludes that 'by modifying our goals, setting priorities and delegating responsibility, we can reduce the pressures on us and hopefully maintain a sense of control and therefore wellbeing'.
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
Getting to work in Sydney and Melbourne