George Matheson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4174717 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Matheson |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Matheson |
| SIGNATURE | MATHESON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 488 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Intervals and ratios
Of S. S. Stevens's well-known classification of nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio ‘scales of measurement’, perhaps its least-known aspect is its most distinctive, namely the distinction between interval and ratio scales. This article investigates the circumstances of the typology's origins among the experimental psychologists at Harvard in the 1930s and the unique fusion of personal, technical and intellectual forces this setting represented. …
When Does Gender Trump Money? Bargaining and Time in Household Work
Using data from Australia and the United States, the authors explore the effect of spouses' contribution to family income on how house- work is divided. Consistent with exchange-bargaining theory, women decrease their housework as their earnings increase, up to the point where both spouses contribute equally to income. In other respects, gender trumps money. The base level of housework for women is much higher. Among the small percentage of coupl…
Australian Attitudes to Unemployment and Unemployed People
Social security policy towards unemployed people in Australia has become increasingly conditional on their demonstrating ever greater job search effort. The evidence from attitudinal survey data on whether this policy shift accords with public opinion is ambiguous. Although, by international standards, Australians take a relatively hard line on the responsibilities of unemployed people lo actively seek work, there is little information about view…
The Changing Boundary Between Home and Market
It is widely believed that domestic outsourcing is booming. Many believe the growth of market services is a response to increasing time pressures arising from new responsibilities in the paid workforce, and to an inflexible sexual division of labour at home. The interpretation of the consequences of the purported growth of domestic outsourcing has been both divided and extreme. Paid domestic services have been declared: (1) a thing of the pre-ind…
Making Ends Meet in Australia and Sweden
The subjective poverty line methodology derives a poverty line from responses to a question asking people how much money they need in order to make ends meet. In this paper, we explore the relevance and implications of this approach using sample survey data for Australia and Sweden derived specifically for this purpose. We apply identical techniques to the two sets of data and compare and contrast the resulting poverty lines, before exploring the…
Politics, income perceptions and living standards
Political and economic debates over community living standards, poverty and economic inequality often pay little attention to the subjective and socially conditioned aspects which influence public perceptions of material wellbeing. An attempt to explore the latter involved asking a national sample of Australian voters in 1988 to estimate the minimum weekly income on which they could ‘just make ends meet’. The amounts nominated varied not only acc…
Sole parent families in Australia
This paper provides a descriptive account of sole parent families in Australia. Its aim is essentially to provide data on the numbers and circumstances of sole parent families, describe how they are treated within the Australian social security system, explain some recent income support reforms for sole parents, and consider how sole parents fare in the labour market. First, the circumstances of sole parent families are explored, specifically tho…
Hypnotic aspects of spiritual experience
Hypnotic Aspect of Religious Experiences
Hypnosis is a curious phenomena which has captured the interest and imagination of individuals and cultures for centuries. This article presents it as a perspective from which to analyze religious events. Initially, the reader is acquainted with the history of hypnosis; then, with the present state of the science. Several religious experiences are considered, showing that the hypnotic element might explain some of the phenomena. Finally, some imp…
When Does Gender Trump Money? Bargaining and Time in Household Work
Using data from Australia and the United States, the authors explore the effect of spouses' contribution to family income on how house- work is divided. Consistent with exchange-bargaining theory, women decrease their housework as their earnings increase, up to the point where both spouses contribute equally to income. In other respects, gender trumps money. The base level of housework for women is much higher. Among the small percentage of coupl…
The Changing Boundary Between Home and Market
It is widely believed that domestic outsourcing is booming. Many believe the growth of market services is a response to increasing time pressures arising from new responsibilities in the paid workforce, and to an inflexible sexual division of labour at home. The interpretation of the consequences of the purported growth of domestic outsourcing has been both divided and extreme. Paid domestic services have been declared: (1) a thing of the pre-ind…
Making Ends Meet in Australia and Sweden
The subjective poverty line methodology derives a poverty line from responses to a question asking people how much money they need in order to make ends meet. In this paper, we explore the relevance and implications of this approach using sample survey data for Australia and Sweden derived specifically for this purpose. We apply identical techniques to the two sets of data and compare and contrast the resulting poverty lines, before exploring the…
Sole parent families in Australia
This paper provides a descriptive account of sole parent families in Australia. Its aim is essentially to provide data on the numbers and circumstances of sole parent families, describe how they are treated within the Australian social security system, explain some recent income support reforms for sole parents, and consider how sole parents fare in the labour market. First, the circumstances of sole parent families are explored, specifically tho…
Australian Attitudes to Unemployment and Unemployed People
Social security policy towards unemployed people in Australia has become increasingly conditional on their demonstrating ever greater job search effort. The evidence from attitudinal survey data on whether this policy shift accords with public opinion is ambiguous. Although, by international standards, Australians take a relatively hard line on the responsibilities of unemployed people lo actively seek work, there is little information about view…
Politics, income perceptions and living standards
Political and economic debates over community living standards, poverty and economic inequality often pay little attention to the subjective and socially conditioned aspects which influence public perceptions of material wellbeing. An attempt to explore the latter involved asking a national sample of Australian voters in 1988 to estimate the minimum weekly income on which they could ‘just make ends meet’. The amounts nominated varied not only acc…
Hypnotic Aspect of Religious Experiences
Hypnosis is a curious phenomena which has captured the interest and imagination of individuals and cultures for centuries. This article presents it as a perspective from which to analyze religious events. Initially, the reader is acquainted with the history of hypnosis; then, with the present state of the science. Several religious experiences are considered, showing that the hypnotic element might explain some of the phenomena. Finally, some imp…
Hypnotic aspects of spiritual experience
Sole parent families in Australia
This paper provides a descriptive account of sole parent families in Australia. Its aim is essentially to provide data on the numbers and circumstances of sole parent families, describe how they are treated within the Australian social security system, explain some recent income support reforms for sole parents, and consider how sole parents fare in the labour market. First, the circumstances of sole parent families are explored, specifically tho…
Politics, income perceptions and living standards
Political and economic debates over community living standards, poverty and economic inequality often pay little attention to the subjective and socially conditioned aspects which influence public perceptions of material wellbeing. An attempt to explore the latter involved asking a national sample of Australian voters in 1988 to estimate the minimum weekly income on which they could ‘just make ends meet’. The amounts nominated varied not only acc…
Making Ends Meet in Australia and Sweden
The subjective poverty line methodology derives a poverty line from responses to a question asking people how much money they need in order to make ends meet. In this paper, we explore the relevance and implications of this approach using sample survey data for Australia and Sweden derived specifically for this purpose. We apply identical techniques to the two sets of data and compare and contrast the resulting poverty lines, before exploring the…
The Changing Boundary Between Home and Market
It is widely believed that domestic outsourcing is booming. Many believe the growth of market services is a response to increasing time pressures arising from new responsibilities in the paid workforce, and to an inflexible sexual division of labour at home. The interpretation of the consequences of the purported growth of domestic outsourcing has been both divided and extreme. Paid domestic services have been declared: (1) a thing of the pre-ind…
Australian Attitudes to Unemployment and Unemployed People
Social security policy towards unemployed people in Australia has become increasingly conditional on their demonstrating ever greater job search effort. The evidence from attitudinal survey data on whether this policy shift accords with public opinion is ambiguous. Although, by international standards, Australians take a relatively hard line on the responsibilities of unemployed people lo actively seek work, there is little information about view…
When Does Gender Trump Money? Bargaining and Time in Household Work
Using data from Australia and the United States, the authors explore the effect of spouses' contribution to family income on how house- work is divided. Consistent with exchange-bargaining theory, women decrease their housework as their earnings increase, up to the point where both spouses contribute equally to income. In other respects, gender trumps money. The base level of housework for women is much higher. Among the small percentage of coupl…
Intervals and ratios
Of S. S. Stevens's well-known classification of nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio ‘scales of measurement’, perhaps its least-known aspect is its most distinctive, namely the distinction between interval and ratio scales. This article investigates the circumstances of the typology's origins among the experimental psychologists at Harvard in the 1930s and the unique fusion of personal, technical and intellectual forces this setting represented. …
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