Family Matters article Apr 1997
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Children's involvement in household work
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Young women delaying families
This article discusses the trend for more of those women who have children to stay in, or return to, the workforce after the birth of a child or during the early child raising years, and in parallel, the trending decline among young women in the workforce who have the care of dependent children.
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Family Matters article Nov 2016
The Family Law DOORS
This article addresses criticisms of the Family Law DOORS (FL-DOORS) whole-of-family risk screening tool designed for use across the family law sector, following on from an earlier evaluation study by the Australian Institute for Family Studies that claimed only limited take-up of the tool, and presents new evidence on current use of and research with the FL-DOORS, referring to data from over 7,200 cases.
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Workshop on quality of life research
This article reports on a two day workshop in which the work of key researchers was presented and contradictions in citizens' quality of life research were explored.
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Work and family life
This article draws on data from the Institute's Australian Family Life Course Study to examine the extent to which work and home life impinge on one another.
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Family Matters article Jun 1998
Changing Family Responsibilities
This paper illustrates the flow of social exchanges between the family and the market and the family and the state, particularly in relation to some aspects of domestic labour.
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Refining our understanding of family relationships
Family Matters article on complexity and family relationships
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
The social and demographic characteristics of cohabiters in Australia
In this paper, variations in types of cohabiters were examined, emphasising the importance of understanding cohabiters as a heterogeneous group.
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
A contribution to research and development in the carer support sector
This paper summarises the findings of a project to review the literature on effective caring that was carried out as part of a larger body of work by one research centre working in the area of carer needs assessment.
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Family Matters article Mar 2009
Young Australian women's aspirations for work and family
This article investigates the work and family aspirations held by young Australian women, the consistency of these aspirations over time, and socio-demographic markers of differences between women with varying aspirations.