Children and Families: Australian Perspectives

Australian society is changing rapidly. Families are under pressure to adapt to new social mores, difficult economic circumstances and ever-shifting government policy. How well do they cope?What happens to the children when they don't?Children and Families explores a range of issues faced by Australian families in the 1990s including:. the effects of poverty and divorce on children. changes to adoption legislation. new roles for fathers. working with Aboriginal children. the effects of television and consumerism. dangerous familiesChildren and Families is essential reading for students and professionals in child care, education, welfare, health, community work and social work.Briggs, Freda is the author of 'Children and Families: Australian Perspectives', published 1995 under ISBN 9781863736268 and ISBN 1863736263.