Research report Dec 1990
Children in Australian families
Aimed at students at senior secondary level, this book explores how Australian families have changed and are continuing to change.
Research report Dec 1990
Aimed at students at senior secondary level, this book explores how Australian families have changed and are continuing to change.
Research report Dec 1990
This book uses data from the Children in Families Study of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Apr 1991
Family Matters article Aug 1991
this paper discusses the Institute's plans to develop a series of family policy position papers that may serve as a basis for Australia-wide discussion on whether family life is valued sufficiently in public policies and programs, and two documents that may serve as a starting point for those position papers.
Family Matters article Aug 1991
This article discusses recent moves to reform laws which affect both parents and children after separation, based on issues raised in the Family Law Council's discussion paper 'Patterns of parenting after separation'.
Family Matters article Aug 1991
Family Matters article Aug 1991
The author asks the question whether, given changes in family trends and given the image of society often portrayed in the media, 'does the average Australian really think that the most important person in the world is him- or herself?'
Family Matters article Dec 1991
Research report Dec 1991
This paper examines the use of child health services by mothers who took part in the AIFS' Early Childhood Study in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Research report Dec 1991
Collection of papers originated as a symposium at the 24th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society in Hobart in September 1989.