Family Matters article Dec 2002
Why is the fertility rate falling?
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
Family Matters article Dec 2002
Family Matters article Dec 2002
In this article evidence from 21 OECD countries is used to describe the recent trajectory of fertility change in advanced industrialised countries, to identify changes in the nature of the trade-offs between work and family and to establish which family friendly policy measures are most conducive to high levels of fertility.
Family Matters article Apr 1998
This article looks at the distinctive experiences of young people of the 'post-1970 generation' after they leave secondary school.
Family Matters article Apr 1998
Family Matters article Apr 1998
Family Matters article Apr 1998
This article outlines the Growing Up in Cities project, an eight country international participatory research project sponsored by the UNESCO - MOST (Management of Social Transformation) program, and describes its goal, which is to document some of the human costs and benefits of economic development.
Family Matters article Apr 1998
Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Matters article Sep 1997
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 linked with the well being of teenagers.