Family Matters articles from September 2002

Family Matters archives from September 2002

Director's report.
September 22, 2002... This edition of Family Matters has a special focus on issues of work and family. This is a topical subject and hardly a day goes by without a further contribution on the subject in the media. All political parties have made major statements...

Work and family life: our workplaces, families and futures. (Introduction and Overview)(Cover Story).(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2002... This edition of Family Matters highlights a diverse body of research which takes various approaches to understanding the issues of work and family life. This introductory article attempts to identify the broad demographic, economic and...

Family-friendly workplaces: a tale of two sectors.
September 22, 2002... There are encouraging developments in the retail and public service sectors that indicate business is increasingly understanding that it depends for its success on recognising and accommodating the diverse needs of the people who make up the...

Implications of men's extended work hours for their personal and marital happiness.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2002... The "standard working week" is standard no longer. For men, the change has been towards an increase in work hours. This is occurring in an era marked by wives increasingly sharing the income-earning load, a consequent need for husbands to take...

Father's views on family life and paid work; do working fathers think they have enough time to spend with their children? Kelly Hand and Virginia Lewis talk with Australian fathers about their work and family responsibilities.
September 22, 2002... The impact of work on the lives of Australian children and their families has been a topic of continuing interest to researchers, policy makers, the media, and families themselves. Much discussion has ensued about the impact of women's...

Access to family-friendly work practices; differences within and between Australian workplaces.
September 22, 2002... Little is known about the differences in employee access to family-friendly work arrangements, particularly among those working for the same employer. Using data from the Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, this article explores...

Identifying corporate pathfinders: history of the ACCI National Work and Family Awards: the tenth anniversary of the National Work and Family Awards provides a good opportunity to reflect on the history and purpose of the awards and acknowledge the companies that have led the way in Australia in providing work and family programs.(Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry )
September 22, 2002... The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry National Work and Family Awards were initiated ten years ago as a means of stimulating greater management interest in the benefits of helping employees combine their working and home lives, and...

Work rich, family poor? Non-standard working hours and family life.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2002... Having the time and energy to successfully combine work and family life can be a particular challenge for parents working long or non-standard hours. Christine Millward presents findings from a new British study which examined the consequences...

Parents' expectations, values and choice of child care: connections to culture.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2002... Previous research on parental decision-making concerning child care has attempted to define the factors that influence the forms of child care that parents select. Parents' decisions determine when a child starts using a child care service, for...

Behind the paid working hours of single mothers: managing change and constructing support: how do single mothers who have separated from their partners combine paid work and family responsibilities? Alison Morehead uses data from in-depth interviews with seven single mothers to reveal the additional labour they might need to do simply to keep the relationship between home and paid work intact.
September 22, 2002... There is a large and growing literature on the issue of how parents combine family and work responsibilities, a great deal of which focuses on mothers in dual-earner couple families. However, although they may be relatively small in number,...

Understanding community strengths: can existing theories provide an overall framework for achieving and identifying strong communities? This article identifies the concepts of social cohesion and social exclusion as providing two theoretical frameworks whose relevance to Australian policy deserves greater exploration.
September 22, 2002... Consistent with policy initiatives that emphasise family and community self-reliance, the building and supporting of "strong communities" has become a central goal of Australian public policy. The 2001-2002 federal budget, for example,...

Living standards of older people and policy implications for their grandchildren; if older people are faring rather well, what does that tell us about policy directed towards younger people? Peter Travers discusses a research project conducted under the auspices of the New Zealand Ministry of Social Policy.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2002... When researchers apply for grants to study topics such as material wellbeing, they are usually invited to list the benefits of their proposed study. A standard answer is that the findings will assist policy makers to identify priorities. So it...

Meeting the needs of those passing through the family law system. (Family Law Update).
September 22, 2002... The report Out of the maze: Pathways to the future for families experiencing separation, published in July 2001, is the work of the Family Law Pathways Advisory Group established by the Commonwealth Government in July 2000. The group's terms of...

Making a difference to work and family outcomes; Graeme Russell argues that there needs to be a concern for the impact that workplace policies and practices have on family and relationship wellbeing, and on the wellbeing of the community. (Opinion).
September 22, 2002... Recently when negotiating my own elder care issues I was motivated to reflect on what my ideal family-friendly organisation would look like. The indicators that rested best with me at the time were as follows. * Employees are able to...

Stronger families learning exchange; the Institute is pleased to announce its further involvement in the Commonwealth Government's Stronger Families and Communities Strategy. (New Project).(Australian Institute of Family Studies )(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Described by Prime Minister John Howard as "a sound investment in Australia's future" (FaCS 2001), the $240 million Stronger Families and Communities Strategy adopts a prevention and early intervention approach to helping families and...

Major new study of Australian children; institute-led consortium awarded national study of young children. (Launched).(Longitudinal Study of Australian Children)
September 22, 2002... The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) was officially launched by Ministers Amanda Vanstone and Larry Anthony at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 21 March 2002. This study, which will follow a...

Lone parents, employment and social policy: cross-national comparisons.
September 22, 2002... edited by Jane Millar and Karen Rowlingson, Policy Press, 2001. Price: UK 16.99. Many governments are seeking to increase the participation of lone parents into the paid workforce. This book examines government policies in six countries --...

Life after death: Understanding bereavement and working through grief: 24 real life stories.
September 22, 2002... by Philip Bachelor, Hill of Content, Melbourne, 2002. Price: $19.95. This collection of personal stories relates the experiences of 24 Australians and how they coped with grief after the death of a loved one. Those interviewed came from a...

In the shadow of the law: the legal context of social work practice.
September 22, 2002... edited by Phillip Swain, The Federation Press, 2002. Price: $49.50. This book presents information on areas of the law relevant to those working in the social services sector. Professionals in this field have to be aware of the legislative...

Engaging with fathers: Practice issues for health and social care.
September 22, 2002... by Brigid Daniel and Julie Taylor, Jessica Kingsley, 2001. The focus of this book is how to engage with fathers in families where there are issues of child abuse or neglect. Working from the premise that most current practice focuses on...

Autism spectrum disorder and young children.
September 22, 2002... by Diana Roe, Australian Early Childhood Association, 2001. Price: $12.50 Intended for both professionals in early childhood settings and parents, this practical booklet discusses Autism Spectrum Disorders in young children. It begins by...

Challenging violence in schools: an issue of masculinities.
September 22, 2002... by Martin Mills, Open University Press, 2001. Price: $49.95 This study explores the relationship between violence and masculinities in Australian secondary schools. Rather than provide a solution to this issue, the author attempts to give...

Representing children and young people: a lawyer's practice guide.
September 22, 2002... by Lani Blackman, Victoria Law Foundation, Melbourne, 2002. Price: $45.00 This book is intended as a guide for lawyers who provide legal services to children and young people. It would also be relevant for others whose work brings them...

Legal concepts of childhood.
September 22, 2002... edited by Julia Fionda, Hart Publishing, 2001. Price: UK 25.00 This English text examines legal concepts of children and childhood. Part One looks at children from a variety of perspectives, all of which have impacted on how children are...

The work-family relationship. (Family Database).(Bibliography)
September 22, 2002... 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...

Conferences.
September 22, 2002... 11-15 June 2002 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Brisbane, Qld The Third International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health is organised by Elsevier Science in conjunction with the Australian Infant, Child and Family Mental...