Family Matters articles from June 2008

Family Matters archives from June 2008

Director's report.
June 22, 2008... We have made a very smooth transition to our new portfolio and are actively engaged in a number of collaborations with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). Staff of the Institute have made presentations as part of the...

Social inclusion: a policy platform for those who live particularly challenged lives.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction In many developed economies there is currently a focus on how the lives of the most disadvantaged in society can be improved and the role that governments can play in this. A number of European...

Measuring wellbeing using non-monetary indicators: deprivation and social exclusion.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction (1) The increase in real incomes in Australia that has resulted from an extended period of economic growth has paradoxically raised concern about the extent to which rising economic prosperity has...

How do parents and teenagers get along together? Views of young people and their parents.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Parent-child relationships are one of the most fundamental aspects of life. A large body of research shows that parent-child relationship quality is closely linked to child and adolescent well-being (Steinberg,...

Caring and women's labour market participation.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The impact of caring on the income and labour market participation of carers can be substantial. In this paper, the authors describe the labour force status of carers who receive an Australian Government payment...

Stuff you'd never think of: children talk about homelessness and how they'd like to be supported.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Over the last decade, families have been widely acknowledged as being the fastest growing group in the homeless population in Australia. Today, homeless families are estimated to make up...

An evaluation of a new post-separation and divorce parenting program.(Report)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Parenting children post-separation and divorce is a relatively new family task, and many parents experience problems with this challenge. Moreover, they confront these problems at a time when they are also...

Some aspects of the early history of child protection in Australia.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Child protection has both a short and a long history. With early roots in the animal welfare movement of the 19th century, the modern child protection system has really only developed in the past 30 years. As an...

Are family changes, social trends and unanticipated policy consequences making children's lives more challenging?(OPINION)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Families are the fundamental unit of society. While their broad functions-childrearing, care, protection, sustenance, socialisation, nurturance, affection and intimacy-are perennial, family size and form have shown...

Growing Up in Australia update.(INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES )
June 22, 2008... Data user training The Growing Up in Australia data managers, Sebastian Misson and Mark Sipthorp, have now conducted two successful user-training days, one in Melbourne in December 2007 and one in Canberra in February 2008. About 30...

Aracy New Investigators Network.(INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... Drs Jenny Baxter and Ben Edwards have been successful in gaining places in the ARACY New Investigators Network (NIN). The overall purpose of the New Investigators Network is to build the capacity of early career researchers to make best use...

Separated Families.(INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... Dr Jodie Lodge met and spoke with the members and observers of the Family Law Council on 14 February 2008 during their Melbourne meeting. Dr Lodge provided an overview of the Separated Families Project design and how this is contributing to...

Families Through Life: 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference.(Conference news)
June 22, 2008... The 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Families Through Life, will be held in Melbourne on 9-11 July 2008. This national event offers a forum for extensive debate surrounding a wide range of family issues that are of key...

Trends in Child Protection Services forum.(Brief article)(Conference notes)
June 22, 2008... On 23 January 2008, Dr Leah Bromfield presented a paper titled Trends in Child Protection Services: A National Snapshotat the forum for the NSW Special Inquiry into Child Protection, hosted in Sydney by the Association of Childrens Welfare...

Institute Seminars: in 2008, the Australian Institute of Family Studies is continuing its series of public seminars presenting contemporary research on national and international issues to the family.(Conference notes)
June 22, 2008... Contemporary Motherhood: The Impact of Children on Adult Time. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seminar held at the Institute on 27 September 2007 Dr Lyn Craig is an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the Social Policy...

Mom's house, dad's house for kids.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mom's house, dad's house for kids. (2006). Isolina Ricci. New York: Fireside. This practical guide is the children's version of the classic work, Mom's House, Dad's House. It is written especially for children...

Working with children and people who sexually abuse.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Working with children and people who sexually abuse. (2007). Martin C. Calder (Ed.). Lyme Regis: Russell House. This book focuses on research, policy and practice dealing with young people who sexually abuse....

Men in relationships.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Men in relationships. (2006). Victoria Hilkevitch Beford and Barbara Formaniak Turner (Eds.). New York: Springer. This book is an interdisciplinary study of men's interpersonal relationships. Sections are...

Australian youth: Social and cultural issues.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Australian youth: Social and cultural issues. (2007). Pan Nilan, Roberta Julian and John Germov. French's Forest: Pearson Education Australia. Young people in contemporary Australia are facing different...

Family separation: A guide for teens.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Family separation: A guide for teens. (2007). Canberra: Child Support Agency. Also available from: http://www.youth.csa.gov.au This practical guide is the most recent in a series of booklets published by the...

Living with mental illness: Attitudes, experiences and challenges.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Living with mental illness: Attitudes, experiences and challenges. (2007). Sydney: Wesley Mission. Price: Gratis. Further information available from:...

Growing up with risk.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Growing up with risk. (2007). Betsy Thom, Rosemary Sales and Jenny J. Pearce (Eds.). Bristol: Policy Press. Risk has always been a part of life, but recently there has been a move towards a "culture of...

Battle scars: Long-term effects of prior domestic violence.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Battle scars: Long-term effects of prior domestic violence. (2007). Ilsa Evans. Clayton, Vic.: Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Monash University. This report presents the long-term effects of...

Beyond the death of a child: Social impacts and economic costs of the death of a child.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Beyond the death of a child: Social impacts and economic costs of the death of a child. (2007). Jon Stebbins and Trevor Batrouney. Canterbury: The Compassionate Friends. Price $40.00. Further information available from:...

Conferences.(Calendar)
June 22, 2008... This short selection of forthcoming family-related conferences is taken from the Australian Institute of Family Studies website conference listing, which is updated regularly. For the complete, up-to-date list, refer to:...

Institute publications.(Bibliography)
June 22, 2008... NEW Research paper A new Research paper is available from the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Research paper 41 (2008, 42 pages). Fertility and family policy in Australia, by Matthew Gray, Lixia Qu and Ruth Weston,...