
Making and Breaking of the Australian Family
Once everyone knew what the family was. It was something natural and without a history - mum, dad and the kids.
Divorce, women in the workforce, de facto relationships and the sexual liberation movements have fractured the old certainties. Nowadays there is more talk about the family than ever, even if no-one is quite sure what it is anymore.
The making and breaking of the Australian family looks at...
Once everyone knew what the family was. It was something natural and without a history - mum, dad and the kids.
Divorce, women in the workforce, de facto relationships and the sexual liberation movements have fractured the old certainties. Nowadays there is more talk about the family than ever, even if no-one is quite sure what it is anymore.
The making and breaking of the Australian family looks at...