What does family look like in Australia? It’s more diverse than you think

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:49:56 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/what-does-family-look-like-in-australia-its-more-diverse-than-you-think-236499>

"When we think of the concept of the family, a specific version often springs
to mind: a mother, a father and children, usually two or three. It’s the
version of society our policies and systems are built around.

But Australia’s families are far more diverse. Some are multigenerational, some
are sole-parent, some are blended. We need to understand how families have
evolved over time and what that means for the social fabric of our country.

Our new research, released today, charts years of data to map out what families
have looked like historically and what they look like now. We also looked at
how these families function, including income, wealth, labour division and care
responsibilities."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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