Family Matters articles from March 2000

Family Matters archives from March 2000

Director's Report.
March 22, 2000... Since the last issue of Family Matters the Institute has been represented at several major research conferences. The International Social Security Association's conference, `Social Security in the Global Village', held in Helsinki, Finland,...

The development of Civic mindedness in Australian adolescents.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... The ability to consider and care for others as well as for oneself may be considered the culmination of an individual's development. It is manifested in the way parents care for their children, in the way teachers foster their students'...

Social capital and social security.
March 22, 2000... Lessons from research `Social capital' now occupies a central position in key policies affecting the welfare of Australian families. In light of this, this paper draws on available national and international research to comment on what we...

Effects of changing personal relationships on decisions about having children.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... The current decline in family size in Australia has sparked considerable debate. Having children is usually seen as a matter of choice, but external circumstances may place constraints on this choice. What is the impact of relationship status...

Child support and parent--child contact.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... Proposals last year to change the Child Support Scheme focused on two important issues: the financial costs of parent-child contact for nonresident parents, and the relationship between contact and the payment of child support. What does the...

Low income parents paying child support.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... Evaluation of the introduction of a $260minimum child support assessment The Child Support Scheme was introduced in 1989 to ensure parents who no longer live with their children continue to provide them with financial support. The Child...

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT OF UNWED NON-RESIDENT FATHERS.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... Modern fatherhood is a paradox of competing images. While the importance of fathers to children and the unique value of the father's role in family life is increasingly recognised, the number of fathers who no longer live with their children is...

EFFECTS OF PARENT RESIDENCY ARRANGEMENTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN.(Australian and American studies)(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... SINGLE MUM OR SINGLE DAD Prevailing wisdom has it that following marital separation or divorce boys will be disadvantaged and girls advantaged when the resident parent is the mother, and that girls will be disadvantaged and boys advantaged...

Multiple risk exposure and likelihood of welfare receipt.(childhood predisposition factors)(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... Social policy and human capital New data from a longitudinal study show that the risk of welfare receipt in early adulthood rises sharply as the extent of exposure to childhood `adversity' increases. This has implications for social policy...

Valuing young lives.(Australia's development of a National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy)(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... THE NATIONAL YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION STRATEGY AND ITS EVALUATION The Australian Institute of Family Studies has recently completed an evaluation of the National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy. This article provides an overview of the...

New Zealand property rights legislation.(Matrimonial Property Act history and provisions)
March 22, 2000... A changing landscape This article examines the matrimonial and de facto property law reform proposals that look set to become law in New Zealand in 2001, and explores the arguments and the philosophical shift behind them. Big changes...

Stronger Families and Communities Strategy.(Australian government social policy initiative)
March 22, 2000... The Federal Government's Stronger Families and Communities Strategy was launched in April 2000. With its emphasis on prevention and early intervention strategies in family policy, the Strategy is a major shift from more traditional social...

LETTERS.(Taiwanese divorce banquet described)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... * MAKING A MEAL OF DIVORCE Chinese and western recipes Divorce seems to go with modernisation. Taiwan, a country that has successfully achieved modernisation and democracy within the orthodox traditional Chinese culture in the past fifty...

Families in the news.(Australian Temperament Project)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... Institute researchers have contributed to a diverse range of media queries * Australian Temperament Project The Institute was delighted by the media response to the November release of Pathways from infancy to adolescence: Australian...

FEDERATION 100 HOURS PROGRAM.(Centenary of Federation community development project)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The Australian institute of Family Studies is proud to be a partner in the CommunityLink Program run by the National Australia Bank. This year, in addition to CommunityLink, the National is involved in a major Centenary of Federation...

AIFS at Asia and Pacific Region conference.(Australian Institute for Family Studies at International Social Security Association conference)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, David Stanton, reports on the recent Twelfth Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific. The Twelfth Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific was held by the International...

CELEBRATING THE FIRST 18 YEARS.(Australian Temperament Project)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... A group of 350-400 adolescents and their families gathered for afternoon tea on Sunday 26 November 2000 to meet the researchers and to celebrate the first 18 years of a landmark longitudinal research study of children's development, the...

Two new amendment Bills.(Family Law Act 2000 and Child Support Legislation 2000)
March 22, 2000... Since the last edition of Family Matters, important developments have occurred in relation to the Family Law Amendment Bill (now Act) 2000, and the Child Support Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2000. Family Law Amendment Act The...

MARRIAGE CELEBRANT REFORM.(Marriage Celebrant Program)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The Commonwealth Government is proposing reform of the Marriage Celebrant Program to ensure that the role of celebrants reflects modern marriage trends and, ultimately, the fortunes of the Australian social fabric. The program was...

Child support.(annotated bibliography derived from the Australian Family and Society Abstracts)
March 22, 2000... The following references have been selected from the Australian Family & Society Abstracts database, produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies to monitor the research, policy and practice literature on families and the social...

WEB UPDATE.(Australian Institute for Family Studies online resources)
March 22, 2000... Australia is one of the top ten countries for Internet use, making the World Wide Web an effective medium to disseminate research and policy information on Australian family issues. This column reports new features on the Australian...

The dynamics of adoption: social and personal perspectives.(Review)
March 22, 2000... The dynamics of adoption: social and personal perspectives, edited by Amal Treacher and Ilan Katz, Jessica Kingsley, London, 2000. UK 14.95. This collection documents the experiences of all those involved in the adoption process,...

Surviving post-natal depression: At home, no one hears you scream.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Surviving post-natal depression: At home, no one hears you scream, by Cara Aiken, Jessica Kingsley, London 2000. Price: UK 14.95. The author of this collection herself suffered from post-natal depression, and it was her own experiences that...

Promoting family change: the optimism.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Promoting family change: the optimism factor, by Bronwen Elliot, Louise Mulroney and Di O'Neil, Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, 2000. Price: $32.95. This book is a guide to working with vulnerable and marginalised families outside formal...

Real boys and Real boys' voices, two publication.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Real boys and Real boys' voices, two publications, by William Pollack, Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 2000. Price: $33.00 (each). These two books are the results of research undertaken by the author as part of his"Listening to boys voices"...

Systematic supervision: a portable guide for supervision training.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Systematic supervision: a portable guide for supervision training, Gill Gorell Barnes, Gwynneth Down and Damian McCann, Jessica Kingsley, London, 2000 Price: $13.95. This volume aims to provide practical advice and guidelines to people...

Passages through parenthood: real-life stories from Australian parents.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Passages through parenthood: real-life stories from Australian parents, by Joanne Godfrey, Lothian, Melbourne, 2000. Price: $24.95. This book is a collection of stories by Australian parents about their experiences in bringing up children....

Australia's health 2000.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Australia's health 2000, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, 2000. Price: $44.00. This is the seventh biennial health report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. This detailed report begins by examining...

A world of babies: imagine child care guides for seven societies.(Review)
March 22, 2000... A world of babies: imagined child care guides for seven societies, by Judy DeLoache and Alma Gottlieb, Cambridge, 2000. Price: $32.95. This book presents information on child rearing and child care practices in seven different societies....

PUBLICATIONS.(two research papers from the Australian Institute of Family Studies)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... TWO NEW RESEARCH PAPERS Child in a cultural context An important question for child care researchers today is how characteristics of the home and the child care setting together affect children's development. The effect of home...