Family Matters article Sep 2000
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Family Matters article May 2003
Changing patterns of partnering
This article looks at notable changes over the last 25 years in the way in which men and women form partnered relationships, and asks what these trends suggest for the future of marriage.
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Media release May 2019
Bringing up baby: Fathers not always able to share the load
The birth of a child changes little for Australian fathers’ working lives, according to an analysis of employment trends in the past few decades by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Jun 1999
Binding pre-marital agreements
In this article the authors question whether binding agreements, premarital agreements, or financial agreements entered into before marriage, which in Australia are not legally effective on divorce, would help divorcing couples.
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Media release May 2017
Australian stay-at-home dads not all ‘Mr Mums’
Australian men who become stay-at-home dads while their partners go out to work are still comparatively rare, despite a growing perception their numbers are on the rise.
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Family Matters article Sep 1998
Attachment and marital adjustment
This paper discusses the role of 'attachment theory' in providing practitioners with a framework for helping couples build more satisfying committed relationships.
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Age Differences of Brides and Grooms in Australia
The analysis in this article looks at changes in age difference over time between brides and grooms in Australia.
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Media release Dec 2016
Across the generations family comes first
Australians believe that parents and their adult children have an obligation to support each other practically and financially, according to research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release Aug 2015
A quarter of parents prefer a male "breadwinner"
One in four Australian partnered mothers and fathers believe that the male breadwinner model is better for the family, according to new research published today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
A man's place...? Reconstructing family realities
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.