Family Matters article Aug 1991
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Adulthood: The time you get serious about the rest of your life
This articles notes that both the age and status markers by which we judged adulthood in the past are no longer clear cut indicators, and discusses the 1990 Becoming Adult Study, which asked 138 23-year-olds what adulthood meant to them.
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Research report Dec 1991
An ear to listen and a shoulder to cry on: The use of child health services in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
This paper examines the use of child health services by mothers who took part in the AIFS' Early Childhood Study in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
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Research report Feb 1992
Adoption law in Australia
This document briefly outlines changes to the adoption scene in Australia in recent years
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Family skills training program
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Families and young people in Australia
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Research report Apr 1992
Where now? Homeless families in the 1990s
The study of 33 Victorian families was undertaken by the Australian Institute of Family Studies in response to a request from Hanover Welfare Services
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Family Matters article Aug 1992
No more than a phone call away
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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 Aug 1992
Young adults and family change
Data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Becoming Adult Study are used to explore the effect of parental separation and divorce on young adults.