Family Matters article Apr 1997
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Effects of gender and paid work on grandparenting
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Child care in a caring society
In this discussion of the role of child care services in supporting families in their rearing of children in contemporary Australia, the author argues that it is necessary to balance this perspective by thinking of child care as an investment in children and for children.
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Young women delaying families
This article discusses the trend for more of those women who have children to stay in, or return to, the workforce after the birth of a child or during the early child raising years, and in parallel, the trending decline among young women in the workforce who have the care of dependent children.
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Workshop on quality of life research
This article reports on a two day workshop in which the work of key researchers was presented and contradictions in citizens' quality of life research were explored.
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Refining our understanding of family relationships
Family Matters article on complexity and family relationships
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
The social and demographic characteristics of cohabiters in Australia
In this paper, variations in types of cohabiters were examined, emphasising the importance of understanding cohabiters as a heterogeneous group.
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Family Matters article Mar 2009
Relationships between grandparents and grandchildren
Family Matters article exploring relationships between children and their grandparents
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Family Matters article Jun 2008
Does child care quality matter?
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Family Matters article Jun 2007
Families caring: Diverse care work of families in Australia
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Family Matters article Jun 2007
Families' care work during the transition from school to post-school for children with severe disabilities