The Shaping of Strengths and Challenges of Australian Families
Implications for Policy and Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11220259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judi Geggie (University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author), Ruth Weston (Australian Institute of Family Studies), Alan Hayes (0000-0003-0839-5599, Australian Institute of Family Studies), Simone Silberberg |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 217-239 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j002v41n03_01 |
| OpenAlex | W1514064310 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
This article traces some of the key historical events that have combined with Australia's geography, climate and patterns of immigration in shaping characteristics of Australian families—characteristics that are remarkable for their diversity on many fronts. These factors, along with changing patterns of family formation, stability and structure, evolving parenting roles, and the ever-increasing spatial concentration of families, have all contributed to diverse strengths, vulnerabilities and lifestyles of families. Policies directed towards helping families identify and draw on their own strengths and those of their community have gained momentum since the late 1990s. The article outlines some of these policies, along with a project on family strengths that has helped shape interventions
Diversity (politics · Economic geography · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Education Systems and Policy · Law · New Zealand Economic and Social Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
| Highly cited | No |
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