Family Matters article Aug 1994
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Education and training for young people
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Families, young people and the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Questioning popular representations of 'youth'
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Young people living on the urban fringe
This article examines the access of 12-19 year olds living on the urban fringes of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in 1991-92 to education, employment, entertainment and leisure, and compares their situation with that of their inner-city counterparts.
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
The rights of indigenous peoples in the International Year of the Family
This article, the second of four papers focusing on disadvantaged families in this issue of 'Family Matters', begins by examining the historical relationship between the state and indigenous peoples of Australia.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Well being of young people in different family circumstances
This paper examines the financial, physical and emotional wellbeing of adolescents from sole-mother and couple families, some of whose parents are in paid work and some not.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Young adults living at home
This article looks at the effects of family resources on young peoples' decisions to stay with parents, and what such trends mean for parenting.
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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.
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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 Aug 1993
The first Australians: Kinship, family and identity
This paper on Aboriginal families and kinship begins by briefly discussing what Aboriginal life was like before 'British invasion' in 1788, then examines current Aboriginal family life and how Aborigines have retained their Aboriginal identity.