Research report Dec 1987
Young People Leaving Home in Australia: The trend towards independence
About why they leave, how old they are when they leave, where they go, who they live with, whether or not they return and why they return.
Research report Dec 1987
About why they leave, how old they are when they leave, where they go, who they live with, whether or not they return and why they return.
Family Matters article Nov 1990
Family Matters article Apr 1991
Family Matters article Apr 1991
Family Matters article Aug 1991
Family Matters article Dec 1991
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.
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
Family Matters article Apr 1992
The paper examines the effects of the recession on 54 families with at least one unemployed member and a low income or families who were experiencing severe economic hardship for some other reason such as a substantial decline in the income of self-employed people.
Family Matters article Aug 1992