Family Matters article Apr 1997
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News from the Family Court
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Child care in a caring society
In this discussion of the role of child care services in supporting families in their rearing of children in contemporary Australia, the author argues that it is necessary to balance this perspective by thinking of child care as an investment in children and for children.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Australian family research and policy news
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, this issue featuring reports from our corresponding consultants describing research that falls under the broad sub-headings of indigenous families and children and adolescents.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Proposal for a National Youth Civic Service Scheme
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Human services: changing language - changing concepts?
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
The Influence of Family Relationships on Later Life
This article reports on the meaning and role of family relationships in the lives of men and women aged between 50 and 70 years, looking at data from the Later Life Families Study conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies between August-December 1996.
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Research report Dec 1997
Australian family profiles: Social and demographic patterns
This book draws together key facts and figures about family formation and change, drawing on information and analysis from a wide variety of sources.
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Latest Australian and Overseas Quality-of-Life Research
This article provides information on the First Conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies, held in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997.
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Home Alone Before or After School
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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.