Families Then and Now, 1980-2010

Download or read book Families Then and Now, 1980-2010 written by Ruth E. Weston and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, this fact sheet reflects on how families have changed in Australia over the last few decades. It provides statistics on broad trends in relationships, household and family types, relationships within family households, marital status of lone parents, becoming parents, fertility trends, ex-nuptial births, parental employment, mothers' education, and child care. Despite all the changes outlined above, some fundamental things about families do not change. Most importantly, they remain the basic unit of society and the site in which most children are raised.