Research snapshot Mar 2011
Families in Australia 2011
Report for National Families Week 2011 draws on recent statistics to provide a picture of selected aspects of Australian families in 2011
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Families in Australia 2011
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Research snapshot Oct 2010
Families then and now: 1980-2010
The focus of this Facts Sheet is on broad family trends. It was prepared to celebrate the 30th anniversary of research by AIFS.
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Research report Dec 2000
Child care in cultural context
Describes a new study that aims to fill gaps in the research literature concerning the influence of home-child care discontinuities on children.
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Research report Jun 1999
Understanding links between family experience, obligations and expectations in later life
This paper examines meanings and expectations of family life and support for people aged 50 to 70, focusing on social relations between generations.
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Research report Apr 1999
Superannuation and divorce in Australia
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
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Research report Jul 1998
Family relationships and intergenerational exchange in later life
This paper examines the interactions and flows of aid up and down between three generations of the same family.
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Research report May 1998
Families in later life
This paper explores aspects of retirement and family relationships in the lives of Australian men and women aged 50-70 years.
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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 Jul 1980
The family and the pre-school child
Stresses the social context of child rearing and challenges some standard assumptions concerning family arrangements for the pre-school child
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Research report Dec 1993
Use and choice of child care
This book provides details of mothers' workforce participation during the pre-school years.