Issues Facing Australian Families: Human Services RespondRobyn Batten, Wendy Weeks, John Wilson Social work text moving beyond the traditional nuclear family structure to consider contemporary Australia's diverse family experience. Includes articles on gender inequality and violence, children's rights and community care from specialist contributors. Issues are examined at the three levels of policy, programmes and practice in social work. |
Contents
Families and the social reconstruction of marriage and | 3 |
Mother State and the welfare of | 20 |
Womens work and the gendered division of labour | 32 |
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Aboriginal activities AGPS areas assessment assistance Australian families Australian Institute behaviour benefits Broadmeadows Canberra cent Centre chapter child abuse child sexual abuse child-care clients Co-ordinator Commonwealth community credit co-operatives Community Services community-based costs counselling criminal assault cultural disabilities domestic violence economic employment example experience facing Australian Family Law Family Studies feelings feminist Flemington funding gender households immigrant women income security increase individual industry Institute of Family involved issues lives major male marriage Melbourne men's mothers needs negative gearing organisation paid labour force parents part-time participation political practice problems professional public housing Queensland Housing Commission recognise relation relationship respite respite care responsibility role sector sexual abuse Social Security social workers structural Sydney tenants victims Victoria wages welfare woman women workers workplace young
References to this book
In the Shadow of the Law: The Legal Context of Social Work Practice Phillip A. Swain No preview available - 2002 |