Research report Dec 1990
Children in Australian families
Aimed at students at senior secondary level, this book explores how Australian families have changed and are continuing to change.
Research report Dec 1990
Aimed at students at senior secondary level, this book explores how Australian families have changed and are continuing to change.
Research report Dec 1990
This book uses data from the Children in Families Study of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Aug 1991
Family Matters article Aug 1991
Family Matters article Dec 1991
This article suggests that while the ageing of Australia is often regarded with trepidation as social planners try to implement health and welfare policies that will adequately provide for the next century's elderly, the potential advantages of there being more old people far outweigh the perceived drain on resources and that the ageing population promises a spreading pool of competence and human help to be drawn upon with enthusiasm.
Research report Dec 1991
The paper focuses on mothers' and fathers' attitudes to sharing the care of sick children. A selection of case studies is included.
Family Matters article Apr 1992
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.
Family Matters article Apr 1992
Family Matters article Apr 1992
This article presents an overview of the Changing Families in Changing Societies conference, held in Brussels in February 1992.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
In this article a brief overview is presented of the Institute's book 'Who helps: support networks and social policy in Australia', and of the implications of some of the findings.