Family Matters article Sep 1996
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Children's involvement in household work
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Women's satisfaction with the domestic division of labour
This paper examines and compares men's and women's levels of satisfaction with the domestic division of labour, and the way in which levels of satisfaction vary in relation to a number of factors such as labour force attachment of husbands and wives, life cycle stage, and attitudes to gender roles and social class..
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Law Council visits New Zealand
This article briefly describes the meeting of Family Law Council of Australia, an advisory body to the Commonwealth Attorney General, meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, discussing issues such as the representation of children in family proceedings, the Hague Convention, and the treatment of domesticviolence in family law proceedings.
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Work and Family Values, Preferences and Practice
Initial findings from an Institute study highlight the ways that parents' workforce participation is influenced by the values and preferences they hold for combining work and family life.
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Values in the Nineties
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Policy and practice paper Sep 1997
Emotional abuse: The hidden form of maltreatment
Explores definitions of emotional abuse within legal, practice and research frameworks.
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Research report Mar 1998
Youth suicide prevention programs and activities
This publication was compiled by the Australian Institute of Family Studies for the National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
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, and in particular covers in this issue, youth suicide prevention, sibling relationships and parental divorce, adolescent health, child protection, indigenous families and domestic violence.
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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.