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The Australian Family Life Course Study: Stage 1

Glezer, H. and Wolcott, I. (1998) 'Parent's preferences for balancing work and family responsibilities. Work and Family, no.16 April: 4

Glezer, H. (1997) 'Cohabitation and marriage relationships in the 1990s' Family Matters, no.47 Winter: 5-9 | abstract |

Glezer, H. and Wolcott, I. (1997) 'Work and family values, preferences and practice', Family Matters, no.48 Spring/Summer: 27-29

Glezer, H. and Wolcott, I. (1997) 'Work and family values, preferences and practice' Australian Family Briefing No.4 (Melbourne: Australian Insitute of Family Studies). | Paper |

Stone, W. (1997), 'Exploring links between families and schools', Family Matters, no.46, Autumn: 32-33. | abstract |

Presentations:

Glezer, H. (1997) Marriage and cohabiting relationships in the 1990s: a comparison, keynote address to 8th National Conference of the Australian Association of Marriage and Family Counsellors, Adelaide, April 1997.

Glezer, H. (1997) Work values, preferences and labour force participation Paper presented at the Conference of the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, July 1997

Glezer, H. and Wolcott, I. (1997) Work values and preferences Paper presented to the Work and Family Unit of the Department of Industrial Relations, 18th September (Canberra), Melbourne and Sydney (November 25th)

Glezer, H. (1996) Work and family - work values, preferences and practice: combining paid work and childrearing work preference and employment decisions of mothers with dependent children, Paper presented to the 5th Australian Family Research Conference, Brisbane, November, 1996

Stone, W. (1996) Skipping and repeating: children's year level disruption in Australian schools, poster presented to the 5th Australian Family Research Conference, Novotel Hotel Brisbane, 27-29 November 1997.

Later Life Families

Publications:

Millward, C. (1998), 'Later life parents helping adult children', Family Matters no.50 Winter: 38-42

Millward, C. (1998), Family relationships and intergenerational exchange in later life AIFS Working Paper No.15. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.

Millward, C. (1997), 'Divorce and family relations in later life' Family Matters, no.48 Spring/Summer: 30-33

Millward, C. (1997), 'Effects of gender and paid work on grandparenting', Family Matters no.46 Autumn: 18-21. | abstract |

Wolcott, I. (1998), Families in later life: dimensions of retirement. AIFS Working Paper No.15. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.

Wolcott, I. (1997) 'Marriage in the Third Age: Couples 50-70 Years', Family Matters, no.47 Winter:10-15

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Wolcott, I. (1997), 'The influence of family relationships on later life', Family Matters no.48 Spring/Summer: 20-26

Presentations:

Millward, C. (1996). Aspects of grandparenting. Unpublished paper presented at 5th Australian Family Research Conference, November. |Paper|

Millward, C.A. (1997) Intergenerational relations in later life: effects of marital separation, Paper presented at the National Social Policy Conference, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 16-18 July 1997.

Millward, C. (1996). Aspects of grandparenting. Unpublished paper presented at the 5th Australian Family Research Conference, November. |Abstract|

Wolcott, I. (1996). Families in later life: experiences and expectations of 50-70 year olds. Unpublished paper presented at 5th Australian Family Research Conference, November. |Abstract|

Wolcott, I. Marriage in the Third Age: Couples 50-70 Years Paper presented at the Association of Marriage and Family Counsellors Conference, Adelaide, April, 1997.

Wolcott, I. (1996). Families in later life: experiences and expectations of 50-70 year olds. Unpublished paper presented at 5th Australian Family Research Conference, November. |Abstract|

Housing Across the Life Course

Stone, W. (1998), 'Young people's access to home ownership: chasing the great Australian dream', Family Matters, no.49, Autumn: 38-43.

Winter, I. and Stone.W. (1998), Social polarisation and housing careers: exploring the interrelationship of labour and housing markets in Australia. AIFS Working Paper No.13. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.

Presentations:

Winter, I. (1997) Written submission to Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Housing Assistance, Parliament of Australia, Canberra

Winter, I. and Stone, W. (1997) Considering the Public - Private Welfare Mix in Housing Policy Reform, seminar to the Australian Housing and Urban Research Insitute, Melbourne, Friday 13 June.

Winter, I. and Stone, W. (1997) Initial Analyses of the Housing Across the Life Course Survey, Department of Social Security, Canberra, Tuesday 11 March.

Intergenerational Transfers Across the Life Course

de Vaus, D. (1996), Children's responsibilities to elderly parents. Family Matters no.45 Spring-Summer: 16-21 |Abstract|

de Vaus, D.A.(1997), 'Family values in the nineties: gender gap or generation gap?', Family Matters, no.48 Spring/Summer: 4-10

de Vaus, D.A. and Qu, L. (1998), Intergenerational transfers across the life course', Family Matters, no.50 Winter: 27-30.

Presentations:

de Vaus, D.A. and Qu, L. (1997) Intergenerational transfers across the life course, Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations, Arlington, Virginia, USA, November 1997.

Family Law Reform Evaluation Project

Funder, K. and Smyth, B. (1996). Family Law Evaluation Project 1996: parental responsibilities: two national surveys. Attorney-General's Department, Canberra, 324p. |Abstract|

Funder, K. (1996). Relative poverty: family and child perspectives. In: Enhancing access to justice: Family Court of Australia Second National Conference, 20-23 September 1995. Sydney, NSW: Family Court of Australia, p331-335 |Abstract|

Funder, K. (1996). We hold these truths: a national perspective on parental responsibility. Paper presented at the 5th Australian Family Research Conference, November. |Paper| Published as:
Funder, K; Smyth, B. (1996). Family law reforms and attitudes to parental responsibility. Family Matters no.45 Spring - Summer : 10-15 |Abstract|

Presentations:

Funder, K. (1996), 'Family law reforms and attitudes to parental responsibility: the question of the match', in The 7th National Family Law Conference: The 3 R's: relationships, rights, responsibilities: conference handbook,, Melbourne, Vic: Television Education Network, pp.135-160

Funder, K. A parent is a parent is a parent?, Seminar presented to Family Policy Centre, London, June 1997

Funder, K. Parental responsibility and Australian family law, seminar presented to the Department of Social Policy, University of Bristol, June 1997

Funder, K. How do Australians at large think parents should arrange contact with children? Implications of a national survey on parenting for parents and service providers, Keynote address to Australian and New Zealand Association of Children's Access Services, 2nd Biennial Conference, Canberra, 1996

Funder, K. The new rubric: right or "roon": parental responsibility: a national survey and its implications for family law and practice, Paper presented to Family Law and Psychology Association of Australia, Melbourne, July 1996

Parenting-21 Study

Kolar, V. and McGurk, H. (1998), 'Parental sources of support: Anglo-Australian and Vietnamese -Australian families', Family Matters no.50 Winter: 43-47

Kolar, V. and McGurk, H. (1997), 'Exploring parenthood and parenting: an introduction to Parenting-21', Family Matters no.48 Spring/Summer: 38-40

Presentations:

Kolar, V. (1997) Parenting-21: An Introduction, Paper presented at the Australian Early Childhood Association Conference, Melbourne, 20-23 September 1997

Kolar, V. (1997) Parenting-21: Supporting Families into the 21st Century, Paper presented to the 6th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Adelaide, 20-23 October 1997

Kolar, V. and McGurk, H. (1996). Parenting-21: preliminary findings from the Anglo-Australian sub-sample. Unpublished paper presented at the 5th Australian Family Research Conference, November |Abstract|

McGurk, H. (1996) Parenting 21: a conceptual and theoretical overview, Paper presented to the 5th Australian Family Research Conference, Brisbane, 1996

McGurk, H., Kolar, V. and Tomison, A.M. (1996), Parenting-21: parental beliefs and values and parent child rearing strategies in Australian families, poster presented at the 14th Biennial ISSBD Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 12-16 August 1996.

Self Care of Primary School Aged Children

De Vaus, D. and Millward, C. (1998) 'Home alone before or after school', Family Matters no.49 Autumn: 34-37

Exploring Living Standards

Publications:

Weston, R., (1998) 'Quality of school life in government, catholic and other private secondary schools: views of students and their parents', Family Matters no.50 Winter: 56-61

Weston, R., (1997) 'Turning to father: the role of fathers relative to mothers and friends as confidants for adolescents', Family Matters no.48 Spring/Summer: 11-14

Presentations:

Weston, R. (1997) Adolescents' satisfaction with relationships with parents: hornet's nest or haven?. Paper presented to the First International Society of Quality of Life Studies Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, November.

Newtown Revisited

Publications:

Bryson, L., Lazzarini, V. & Winter, I. (1996) 'Australian newtown revisited: global restructuring and local difference.', Labour and Industry v.7 no.2: 35-54

Bryson, L., Lazzarini, V. and Winter, I. (1996). An Australian Newtown revisted: employment change and family poverty, 1966 and 1991. Family Matters no.43 Autumn 1996: 28-30 |Abstract|

Winter, I. and Bryson, L. (1998) 'Economic and political restructuring in Holdenist suburbia: understanding urban poverty in Australia', International Journal of Urban and Regional Research v.22 no.1: 60-75

Presentations:

Bryson, L & Winter, I. (1996). 'Income and Social Polarisation in an Australian Newtown'. Paper presented at The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart, December.

Winter, I. & Bryson, L. (1996). 'Economic and Political Restructuring in Holdenist suburbia: towards urban poverty'. Paper presented at New Urban Forms, New Housing Forms: Diverse Paths of Change in the Asia Pacific Region. A Conference of Research Committees 21 and 43 of the International Sociological Association, University of Queensland, 2-5 July.

Winter, I. & Bryson, L. (1996). 'Social Change and Family Poverty in an Australian Newtown Revisited'. Paper presented at Family Research: pathways to policy, Fifth Australian Family Research Conference, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Brisbane, 27-29 November.

Winter, I. and Bryson, L. (1996). The poverty of housing policy: Newtown 1966 and 1991. Family Matters no.45 Spring-Summer: 41-43 |Abstract|

Winter, I. (1995) 'An Australian Newtown revisited: 1966 and 1991', Family Matters no.40 Autumn: 17. |Abstract|

Bryson, L & Winter, I. (1996) Income and Social Polarisation in an Australian Newtown, The Australian Sociological Association annual conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart, December.

Bryson, L & Winter, I. (1997) Social Polarisation in a Suburban Community Family Matters, 47, Winter 1997 pp 33-37. | abstract |

Housing and Capital Gains

Presentations

Burbidge, A, (1997) Capital gains and income inequality, paper presented to the National Social Policy Conference: States, Markets, Communities: Remapping the Boundaries, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, July.

SA Department of Family and Community Services Child Abuse Prevention Contract

Tomison, A.M. & McGurk, H. (1996), Preventing Child Abuse: A discussion paper for the South Australian Department of Family and Community Services, AIFS, Melbourne.

NSW Child Protection Council Child Abuse Prevention

Tomison, A.M. (1997), Child abuse prevention in New South Wales: preliminary findings from a state audit, paper presented at the Second Annual NSW Child Protection Council State Conference 'Giving a Voice to Children: the Challenge of the New Millennium', 16-18 February 1997, University of Newcastle, NSW.

de Vaus, D. and Wolcott, I. (1997), Australian family profiles: social and demographic patterns. Melbourne, Vic: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 141p.

Kilmartin, C. (1997) 'Children, divorce and one parent families: latest trends' Family Matters, no.48 Spring/Summer: 34

Kilmartin, C. (1997) 'Teenage ex-nuptial births: latest trends' Family Matters, no.48 Spring/Summer: 42

Kilmartin, C (1997) 'Home-based work: snapshots from recent labour market trends' Family Matters, no.47 Winter: 20-23 | abstract |

Kilmartin, C. (1997) 'Parents in the labour market in the nineties: the growth of underattachment' Family Matters, 48, Spring 1997

Kilmartin, C. (1997) 'Teenage fertility' Family Matters, 48, Spring 1997

Kilmartin, C. (1997), 'Young women delaying families', Family Matters, no.46 Autumn: 52-54. | abstract |

Kilmartin, C. (1996), 'Are Australian workplaces family friendly?', Family Matters no.44 Winter: 36-37. | abstract |

Kilmartin, C. (1996), 'Local differences in problems for families: views of providers and parents', Family Matters no.43 Autumn: 38-41. | abstract |

Kilmartin, C. (1996), 'Local factors contributing to living standards: service providers' views', Family Matters, no.43 Autumn 1996: 42. | abstract |

Qu, L. (1998), 'Age differences of brides and grooms in Australia: latest trends,' Family Matters, no.49 Autumn 1998: 27.
Presentations:

Kilmartin, C. (1997) Indicators of wellbeing for children. Presentation to Australasian conference on Children's Rights: the Next Step. Brisbane, April, 1997

Kilmartin, C. (1997) Presentation to Labour Market Workshop, Productivity Commission, Melbourne February 1997

Kilmartin, C. (1997) Panel member, forum on translation of demographic change into policy, Workshop on Demographic and Related Changes in the Family: Policy Implications and Responses, New Zealand, February 1997

Last updated 20 November 1998.

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