Family Matters article Apr 1992
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Ageing: Everybody's future
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.
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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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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Enduring values
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Family Matters article Jun 1999
Shaping families
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Family Matters article Jun 1999
Older workers, families and public policies
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Opinion
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Ageing and families: Overview of papers
These papers with their focus on changes in family patterns, structures, transitions and attitudes across the generations, make a contribution to understanding the role that families have in the lives of older persons.
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Families and ageing in the 21st century
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Independence and low-income older persons