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.
Research report May 1988
Defines part of the workforce as low wage workers and then examines their characteristics in terms of employment, family type and income.
Family Matters article Nov 1990
Family Matters article Apr 1991
This article discusses the rationales that underpin the practice of youth wages traditionally being set at a lower rate than adult wages.
Family Matters article Aug 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
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