Family Matters article Sep 2001
Australian families in transition
This article traces key transitions in Australian family life since Federation, some of their causes, and how we might best understand their implications.
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article traces key transitions in Australian family life since Federation, some of their causes, and how we might best understand their implications.
Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article maps out the dimensions of family change over the past one hundred years in Australia, focusing in particular on the changing structure of households.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This paper lays out the themes and content for The Australian Institute of Family Studies conference, declaring it will provide a valuable forum for those interested or involved in family research, family policy, or providing services to families in Australia.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
Family Matters article Dec 2002
This article examines the potential for the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Survey (the HILDA Survey), which aims to yield insights into the dynamics of family relationships, parenting, housing arrangements, income, workforce involvement, and the health, wellbeing and attitudes of young people and adults in Australia, to contribute to research on families in Australia.
Family Matters article Dec 2002
Family Matters article Dec 2002
In this article evidence from 21 OECD countries is used to describe the recent trajectory of fertility change in advanced industrialised countries, to identify changes in the nature of the trade-offs between work and family and to establish which family friendly policy measures are most conducive to high levels of fertility.
Family Matters article Dec 2002
Family Matters article Dec 2002
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.