Family Matters article Aug 1992
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Families in unemployment
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Family Matters article Aug 1992
Adult in the eyes of the state
This article traces recent changes in youth income support conditions, and highlights what they imply about independence of, and responsibility for, young people, and argues that the changes convey negative messages to young people about the value society places on them.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Trapped in poverty
Using data from the Institute of Family Studies' Parents and Children after Marriage Breakdown study, the author examines the difficulties sole mothers encounter when they attempt to escape poverty by finding paid work.
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Caring for family caregivers
Information is provided here about the Caregivers National Group Leader Training Project, a project to support family caregivers by training people to set up and guide community support groups.
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Youth wages and poverty
This article discusses the rationales that underpin the practice of youth wages traditionally being set at a lower rate than adult wages.
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Research report May 1988
Low wage earners in Australia: A report prepared for the Brotherhood of St Laurence
Defines part of the workforce as low wage workers and then examines their characteristics in terms of employment, family type and income.
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Research report Dec 1987
Getting a lot further: Some factors influencing decisions which ethnic families make about children's schooling and post-school futures
A report prepared for the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Multicultural and Migrant Education 1987
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Research report Dec 1985
Ethnic family values in Australia
This book looks at the major cultural groups with respect to their traditional values, and their attitudes towards a number of issues.
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Research report Jun 1985
Family formation and ethnicity
This paper uses data from the first-phase survey of the Australian Family Formation Project, a longitudinal survey of Australians aged 18 to 34 years
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Research report Oct 1981
Migrant families in Australia
The paper reviews the history of post war migration and the socioeconomic context in which migrants live and work