Family Matters article Apr 2001
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Women's and men's consciousness of shortcomings in marital relations, and of the need for change
This paper is a preliminary report of findings from the Melbourne Marriage Survey, which examined the perceptions of a sample of currently married men and women.
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Family Matters article Sep 2000
Marriage celebrant reform
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Family Matters article Sep 2000
Children? No children? Effects of changing personal relationships on decisions about having children
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Family Matters article Jun 2000
Welfare reform in America
This paper considers what welfare means in America, the background problem of poverty, how and why work requirements have become progressively more demanding, and consequences to date of welfare reform.
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Family Matters article Mar 2000
How partners in long-term relationships view marriage
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Short article Sep 2017
Young Minds Matter: Mental disorders and risk-taking behaviour among 13-17 year-olds in Australia
This article explores the high rates of smoking, alcohol consumption, and other risky behaviours among children and adolescents with mental disorders.
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Media release Jun 2016
Parents' risky drinking linked to kids alcohol use
Levels of risky drinking among Australian parents is a strong factor influencing their teenage children to try alcohol, according to a new study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release Sep 2018
Welfare dependence - cause or symptom of disadvantage?
The Australian Institute of Family Study’s submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence ‘highlights the importance of service systems that are responsive to the needs of vulnerable families – and the particular value of coordinated, responsive systems in the context of communities that experience high levels of social and economic disadvantage’.
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Media release Feb 2019
Teen girls influenced by fathers' heavy drinking
Findings from the longitudinal Study of Australian Children show that when a father engages in regular heavy drinking (defined as more than five drinks more than twice a month) when his daughter is aged 12-13, it has a strong bearing on the likelihood she will try alcohol by age 14-15.