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Resource Key

Resource Key

When accessing content use the numbers below to guide you:

brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)

provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.

lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)

Reference Shelf

Reference Shelf

Databases

Databases

Australia-New Zealand points of view reference centre This resource presents diverse perspectives on important issues and events. The information is a balanced perspective to better understand controversial issues and craft persuasive arguments – in speech and in writing.
JSTOR JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre Plus This link opens in a new window

Videos

Videos

Clickview. (2004). The changing family. Retrieved 28 July 2020, from https://clickv.ie/w/oXWn

Clickview. (2008). Beyond the nuclear family. Retrieved from https://clickv.ie/w/QXWn

What is a family?

The typical family

There are more than 6 million families in Australia, and our view of the 'Typical family' (mum, dad and two kids) is often not the case. The nuclear family is not the true nature of the Australian family. Families are diverse and each person sees family differently. Family life can be complex and challenging, yet it is central to the lives of many individuals.

Online resources

Online resources

All of the links below are

They include links to further information or subject-specific language.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) The ABS is Australia’s national statistical agency, providing trusted official statistics on a wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters of importance to Australia. Australian Bureau of statistics. (2021). Family. https://search.abs.gov.au/s/search.html?query=family&collection=abs-search&form=simple&profile=_default
Rainbow and same-sex families Love is what makes a rainbow family, just like love makes any kind of family. Rainbow families come together in many ways, just as many other families do – through fostering, adoption, sperm, egg or embryo conception, natural conception, surrogacy, blending families from previous relationships and so on. And rainbow families have all kinds of parenting and family arrangements, just as all families do. That is, rainbow families might have one or two parents, parents who live together and parents who don’t, children who move between two homes and so on. Rainbow families have varying cultural backgrounds, earn varying amounts of money, and live in urban, suburban and regional parts of Australia – they’re as similar and different as non-rainbow families. Australian Government: Department of social services. (2020). Rainbow and same-sex families. In Raising children net.au. Retrieved 27 July 2020, fromhttps://raisingchildren.net.au/grown-ups/family-diversity/rainbow-same-sex-families/rainbow-families
Adoptions. Adoption is one of the options used to provide permanent care for children who are unable to live with their families. The adoption process establishes a permanent, legal parent–child relationship between a child and their adoptive parent/s. Australian Government. (2018). Adoptions. In Australian Institue of Health and Welfare. Retrieved 27 July 2020, from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/health-welfare-services/adoptions/overview
Same-sex parented families in Australia. This article investigates how public support for the rights of same-sex couples has changed in Australia over the last 10 years, with a comparison of 2005 and 2015 data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. Retrieved from https://aifs.gov.au/research/family-matters/no-100/who-supports-equal-rights-same-sex-couples
Working with Indigenous children, families and communities. Planning and delivering services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families, and communities can be a complex task for practitioners and policy-makers. Social problems are often deeply entrenched, and need to be approached with consideration of historical, social, community, family and individual factors.. Retrieved from https://aifs.gov.au/resources/practice-guides/working-indigenous-children-families-and-communities-lessons-practice
Divorce and separation A number of articles relating to the impacts of separation and divorce on children and the family unit. Australian Government. (2018). Divorce and separation. In Australian Institute of family studies. Retrieved from https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/topics/divorce-and-separation
Family migration to Australia. Parliament of Australia. (2013). Family migration to Australia. Retrieved from https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1314/FamilyMigration.
Changes in Family Structure Over Time What a family looks like will grow and evolve over time and is significantly influenced by the specific culture being experienced in a certain time period. While there used to be one family structure that dominated all others, significant changes in family structure have taken place over the past few decades. Applebury, G. (2021). Changes in Family Structure Over Time. Lovetoknow. https://family.lovetoknow.com/about-family-values/changes-family-structure-over-time
Raising grandchildren.com According to a survey, there are more than 22,000 Australian families where the grandparents are raising their grandchildren. To become the primary carer for grandchildren is something unexpected and sudden. Raising grandchildren. (2019). The current scenario. Retrieved 28 July, 2020 from https://www.raisinggrandchildren.com.au/

Issues in Society

Issues in society

Issues in Society: Family and relationships. There are physical copies of these titles in the library. You can access the digital versions by clicking on the image below.

Definitions

Definitions

Family

Community

Blended Family

Nuclear family

Books in the library

Books in the library

This list is not exhaustive. It is a starting point. Check the library catalogue and Assessment shelf for additional material.

Families in Australia 2011 by Alan Hayes and 3 others.
Call Number: 306.85 FAM
ISBN: 9781921414732
Publication Date: 2011
Coping with separation and divorce by Justin Healey (Editor)
Call Number: ISS F&R
ISBN: 9781925339222
Publication Date: 2017
The Colour of Difference by Sarah Armstrong (Editor); Petrina Slaytor (Editor)
Call Number: 362.734 COL
ISBN: 9781862873971
Publication Date: 2001
A mother like Alex by Bernard Clark
Call Number: B BEL
ISBN: 9780007271672
Publication Date: 2008
Coming of age : growing up muslim in Australia by Amra Pajalic and Demet Divaroren (Editors).
Call Number: 305.6970994 COM
ISBN: 9781743312926
Publication Date: 2014
My Parents Are Getting Divorced by Florence Cadier and Melissa Daly.
Call Number: 306.89 CAD
ISBN: 9780810991637
Publication Date: 2004

Podcasts

Podcasts

McCrossin, J. ( 2020). Family dynamics and cancer: The Cancer Council [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/podcasts/episode-16-family-dynamics-cancer/

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