Research report Sep 2001
Ageing yet diverse
Australia’s population is ageing, and its growth is slowing down due to remarkable advances in medicine, health care and birth control.
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Research report Sep 2001
Australia’s population is ageing, and its growth is slowing down due to remarkable advances in medicine, health care and birth control.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
Family Matters article on men's and women's reasons for not having children
Family Matters article Jun 1999
Research report Jun 1999
This paper examines meanings and expectations of family life and support for people aged 50 to 70, focusing on social relations between generations.
Research report Apr 1999
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
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.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
Family Matters article Mar 1999
Family Matters article Mar 1999
This article considers the central role played by carers in maintaining people at home, and questions the somewhat taken-for-granted relationship between the availability of informal care and admission to residential care.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
This article has three main aims: to discuss the general profile of people caring for elderly parents and care recipients; to present some real life caring situations illustrating the complexities of care arrangements; and to draw some conclusions about the consequences of these complexities for middle aged carers and for the provision of support services for the aged.