Family Matters article Dec 1992
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Family Matters article Dec 1992
What unemployment means
This article examines the impact of sustained high levels of unemployment on young people's pathways to adulthood and on their families, including discussion around leaving home and forming relationships; being unemployed and living at home with parents; lack of parental support and government initiatives.
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Research report Feb 1993
Young people living on the urban fringe: Preliminary report: The youth of Berwick
Examines the life circumstances of the young people of Berwick, the issues they face and the policy implications of the information gathered
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Family Matters article May 1993
Under the same roof: Young adult unmarried sexual relationships in parents' homes
In this edited version of a paper presented at the fourth Australian Family Research Conference in February 1993, the author reports on why an increasing number of families are facing the issue of young adults sleeping with their sexual partners in the parental home, and how families are responding.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Aboriginal child welfare
This article outlines some thoughts on the matter of child welfare and indigenous children, taking a brief look at the context of indigenous children's needs in this area at the present time and then going on to propose some solutions in the form of policy frameworks that are suitable for Aboriginal people.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Depending on parents
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Research report Aug 1993
The Australian Living Standards Study Box Hill Report
This document reports on the results of a study of living standards in the City of Box Hill, a middle suburban area of Melbourne.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Physical punishment of children in the home
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
A lost generation?
The author looks at a new report published by the Australian Youth Foundation titled 'A Lost Generation?' based on discussions with disadvantaged young people aged between 13 and 28 years.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Adolescent cigarette smokers and their families
This article looks at characteristics distinguishing adolescent smokers and non-smokers, based on data for Box Hill and Berwick families derived from the Australian Living Standards Study.