Brian Graetz
Biographic Data
| ID | 253364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Graetz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Graetz |
| SIGNATURE | GRAETZ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Does the Absence of a Supportive Family Environment Influence the Outcome of a Universal Intervention for the Prevention of Depression
To date, universal, school-based interventions have produced limited success in the long-term prevention of depression in young people. This paper examines whether family relationship support moderates the outcomes of a universal, school-based preventive intervention for depression in adolescents. It reports a secondary analysis of data from the beyondblue schools research initiative. Twenty-five matched pairs of secondary schools were randomly a…
The Mental Health of Young People in Australia: Key Findings from the Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being
Objective: To identify the prevalence of three mental disorders (Depressive Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), the prevalence of mental health problems, the health-related quality of life of those with problems, and patterns of service utilisation of those with and without mental health problems, among 4–17-year-olds in Australia. To identify rates of health-risk behaviours among adolescents with mental heal…
The Indochinese in Australia 1975-1995: From Burnt Boats to Barbecues
Introduction. 1: The Politics of Entry and Settlement: Defend, Deter, Detain. 2: People and Places: Ghettoes or Neighbourhoods?. 3: People in Work and Out: Why are Indochinese Different?. 4: Living Inside and Outside the Communities. 5: Indochinese and Australians. Bibliography. Index
Authorities and partisans: The debate on unemployment and health
Health consequences of employment and unemployment: Longitudinal evidence for young men and women
Multidimensional properties of the General Health Questionnaire
The Class Location of Families: A Refined Classification and Analysis
While the class location of families has received considerable attention in recent years, existing research has adopted quite divergent approaches in defining those locations. This inconsistency is symptomatic of a number of unresolved practical problems associated with classifying the class composition of families. This analysis identifies these problems and suggests ways in which they might be overcome. It argues that rather than adopting a sim…
The politics of Australian yuppies
Although many popular claims are made about the social distinctiveness and political importance of yuppies (young, urban or upwardly‐mobile professionals), there is little firm evidence to support such claims. This paper uses national survey data to identify individuals who might be classified as yuppies, and examines their demographic and social attributes and political orientations. The results show that there are no substantial differences bet…
Social Darwinism: A Determinant of Nuclear Arms Policy and Action
A quota sample of 679 people completed a questionnaire about their view of the world, their preferred nuclear defense policy, and their political activity. Results showed that people with a low adherence to a social Darwinist world view favored nuclear disarmament and a nonbelligerent defense policy, whereas people with a high adherence favored nuclear arms and a belligerent defense policy. The results also showed that, irrespective of a benign o…
The Reproduction of Privilege in Australian Education
This paper examines changes in the dimensions and sources of educational inequality in Australia. Data from a sample of the urban population is used, and divided into three education (rather than birth or age) cohorts in order to assess the effects of educational expansion over time. The results show that there has been some decline in the effect of social background on years of basic schooling and total years of education, and some increase in t…
Unemployment, Social Policy and Public Opinion
This paper examines causes of unemployment in Australia as perceived by leaders in government, business and trade unions, and by the workforce. A distinction is drawn between structural explanations which emphasise economic conditions and job shortages, and individualistic explanations which ‘blame the victim’. The results show that government and union leaders give most weight to structural explanations, while business leaders and workforce grou…
Party Leaders and Election Outcomes in Britain, 1974-1983
It is often suggested that British general elections are becoming more presidential in character, particularly with the increasing emphasis placed by mass media on the character and activities of party leaders. To date, however, there have been few attempts to estimate how much of an effect leaders have on election outcomes, independently of partisan ties. This article uses multivariate techniques to examine the factors that influence a leader's …
Cohort changes in educational inequality
Elite‐nonelite linkages in Australia: An empirical analysis
Research conducted in Europe and the United States has shown that the nature of the linkage between the elite and the non‐elite is crucial in modern democratic societies. With data drawn from matched samples of the workforce, and of leaders in government, business and trade unions, this paper uses multivariate analysis to examine attitudinal linkages between the elite and the non‐elite in Australia. The results show, firstly, that there is little…
Images of Class in Modern Society: Structure, Sentiment and Social Location
While the sociological importance of popular class imagery has gained considerable attention in recent years, much empirical research continues to interpret class identifications and conceptions of class structure as evidence of fundamental class perspectives. This paper challenges the underlying assumptions of this position by directly examining popular sentiments about class and inequality. The results show that neither nominal class affiliatio…
Health consequences of employment and unemployment: Longitudinal evidence for young men and women
Party Leaders and Election Outcomes in Britain, 1974-1983
It is often suggested that British general elections are becoming more presidential in character, particularly with the increasing emphasis placed by mass media on the character and activities of party leaders. To date, however, there have been few attempts to estimate how much of an effect leaders have on election outcomes, independently of partisan ties. This article uses multivariate techniques to examine the factors that influence a leader's …
The Reproduction of Privilege in Australian Education
This paper examines changes in the dimensions and sources of educational inequality in Australia. Data from a sample of the urban population is used, and divided into three education (rather than birth or age) cohorts in order to assess the effects of educational expansion over time. The results show that there has been some decline in the effect of social background on years of basic schooling and total years of education, and some increase in t…
Elite‐nonelite linkages in Australia: An empirical analysis
Research conducted in Europe and the United States has shown that the nature of the linkage between the elite and the non‐elite is crucial in modern democratic societies. With data drawn from matched samples of the workforce, and of leaders in government, business and trade unions, this paper uses multivariate analysis to examine attitudinal linkages between the elite and the non‐elite in Australia. The results show, firstly, that there is little…
The Class Location of Families: A Refined Classification and Analysis
While the class location of families has received considerable attention in recent years, existing research has adopted quite divergent approaches in defining those locations. This inconsistency is symptomatic of a number of unresolved practical problems associated with classifying the class composition of families. This analysis identifies these problems and suggests ways in which they might be overcome. It argues that rather than adopting a sim…
Cohort changes in educational inequality
Social Darwinism: A Determinant of Nuclear Arms Policy and Action
A quota sample of 679 people completed a questionnaire about their view of the world, their preferred nuclear defense policy, and their political activity. Results showed that people with a low adherence to a social Darwinist world view favored nuclear disarmament and a nonbelligerent defense policy, whereas people with a high adherence favored nuclear arms and a belligerent defense policy. The results also showed that, irrespective of a benign o…
Unemployment, Social Policy and Public Opinion
This paper examines causes of unemployment in Australia as perceived by leaders in government, business and trade unions, and by the workforce. A distinction is drawn between structural explanations which emphasise economic conditions and job shortages, and individualistic explanations which ‘blame the victim’. The results show that government and union leaders give most weight to structural explanations, while business leaders and workforce grou…
Images of Class in Modern Society: Structure, Sentiment and Social Location
While the sociological importance of popular class imagery has gained considerable attention in recent years, much empirical research continues to interpret class identifications and conceptions of class structure as evidence of fundamental class perspectives. This paper challenges the underlying assumptions of this position by directly examining popular sentiments about class and inequality. The results show that neither nominal class affiliatio…
Images of Class in Modern Society: Structure, Sentiment and Social Location
While the sociological importance of popular class imagery has gained considerable attention in recent years, much empirical research continues to interpret class identifications and conceptions of class structure as evidence of fundamental class perspectives. This paper challenges the underlying assumptions of this position by directly examining popular sentiments about class and inequality. The results show that neither nominal class affiliatio…
Elite‐nonelite linkages in Australia: An empirical analysis
Research conducted in Europe and the United States has shown that the nature of the linkage between the elite and the non‐elite is crucial in modern democratic societies. With data drawn from matched samples of the workforce, and of leaders in government, business and trade unions, this paper uses multivariate analysis to examine attitudinal linkages between the elite and the non‐elite in Australia. The results show, firstly, that there is little…
Unemployment, Social Policy and Public Opinion
This paper examines causes of unemployment in Australia as perceived by leaders in government, business and trade unions, and by the workforce. A distinction is drawn between structural explanations which emphasise economic conditions and job shortages, and individualistic explanations which ‘blame the victim’. The results show that government and union leaders give most weight to structural explanations, while business leaders and workforce grou…
Party Leaders and Election Outcomes in Britain, 1974-1983
It is often suggested that British general elections are becoming more presidential in character, particularly with the increasing emphasis placed by mass media on the character and activities of party leaders. To date, however, there have been few attempts to estimate how much of an effect leaders have on election outcomes, independently of partisan ties. This article uses multivariate techniques to examine the factors that influence a leader's …
Cohort changes in educational inequality
The Reproduction of Privilege in Australian Education
This paper examines changes in the dimensions and sources of educational inequality in Australia. Data from a sample of the urban population is used, and divided into three education (rather than birth or age) cohorts in order to assess the effects of educational expansion over time. The results show that there has been some decline in the effect of social background on years of basic schooling and total years of education, and some increase in t…
The politics of Australian yuppies
Although many popular claims are made about the social distinctiveness and political importance of yuppies (young, urban or upwardly‐mobile professionals), there is little firm evidence to support such claims. This paper uses national survey data to identify individuals who might be classified as yuppies, and examines their demographic and social attributes and political orientations. The results show that there are no substantial differences bet…
Social Darwinism: A Determinant of Nuclear Arms Policy and Action
A quota sample of 679 people completed a questionnaire about their view of the world, their preferred nuclear defense policy, and their political activity. Results showed that people with a low adherence to a social Darwinist world view favored nuclear disarmament and a nonbelligerent defense policy, whereas people with a high adherence favored nuclear arms and a belligerent defense policy. The results also showed that, irrespective of a benign o…
Multidimensional properties of the General Health Questionnaire
The Class Location of Families: A Refined Classification and Analysis
While the class location of families has received considerable attention in recent years, existing research has adopted quite divergent approaches in defining those locations. This inconsistency is symptomatic of a number of unresolved practical problems associated with classifying the class composition of families. This analysis identifies these problems and suggests ways in which they might be overcome. It argues that rather than adopting a sim…
Health consequences of employment and unemployment: Longitudinal evidence for young men and women
Authorities and partisans: The debate on unemployment and health
The Indochinese in Australia 1975-1995: From Burnt Boats to Barbecues
Introduction. 1: The Politics of Entry and Settlement: Defend, Deter, Detain. 2: People and Places: Ghettoes or Neighbourhoods?. 3: People in Work and Out: Why are Indochinese Different?. 4: Living Inside and Outside the Communities. 5: Indochinese and Australians. Bibliography. Index
The Mental Health of Young People in Australia: Key Findings from the Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being
Objective: To identify the prevalence of three mental disorders (Depressive Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), the prevalence of mental health problems, the health-related quality of life of those with problems, and patterns of service utilisation of those with and without mental health problems, among 4–17-year-olds in Australia. To identify rates of health-risk behaviours among adolescents with mental heal…
Does the Absence of a Supportive Family Environment Influence the Outcome of a Universal Intervention for the Prevention of Depression
To date, universal, school-based interventions have produced limited success in the long-term prevention of depression in young people. This paper examines whether family relationship support moderates the outcomes of a universal, school-based preventive intervention for depression in adolescents. It reports a secondary analysis of data from the beyondblue schools research initiative. Twenty-five matched pairs of secondary schools were randomly a…
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