Research report Jul 1982
Social support networks: A critical review of models and findings
The first section of this monograph identifies and evaluates the major explanatory models in use and summarises important findings.
Research report Jul 1982
The first section of this monograph identifies and evaluates the major explanatory models in use and summarises important findings.
Research report May 1983
The study carried out in Geelong in May 1982 was an attempt to see how families in one Australian community have been coping with the pressures
Research report Feb 1985
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 5
Research report May 1985
In this paper, attention is given to Swedish earnings-related transfer payments other than pensions received by senior citizens.
Research report Dec 1985
This paper describes the political controversy surrounding the introduction of national earnings-related superannuation and a pension fund in Sweden.
Research report Dec 1988
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 6
Family Matters article Nov 1990
Family Matters article Nov 1990
Family Matters article Dec 1991
Family Matters article Dec 1991
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.