Family Matters article Aug 1992
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Family Matters article Aug 1992
Adult in the eyes of the state
This article traces recent changes in youth income support conditions, and highlights what they imply about independence of, and responsibility for, young people, and argues that the changes convey negative messages to young people about the value society places on them.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Changing families in changing societies
This article presents an overview of the Changing Families in Changing Societies conference, held in Brussels in February 1992.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Sharing the caring: Rethinking current policies
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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
Trapped in poverty
Using data from the Institute of Family Studies' Parents and Children after Marriage Breakdown study, the author examines the difficulties sole mothers encounter when they attempt to escape poverty by finding paid work.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Family skills training program
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Youth wages and poverty
This article discusses the rationales that underpin the practice of youth wages traditionally being set at a lower rate than adult wages.
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Family Matters article Sep 1999
The Commonwealth Government's approach to family policy
This article outlines the government's objectives and achievements in family policy and reveals that future directions for family policy will focus on prevention and early intervention with a view to strengthening families.
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Family Matters article Sep 1999
Is the Australian family becoming an endangered species?