Single Parenting
Topic/Issue: Single Parent Families
A study done by The Australian Psychological Society (2009) found that approximately 43 percent of marriages in Australia end in divorce, with 50 percent of these divorces involving children under the age of 18 (AIHW 2009). *** (What percentage of these form a single parent family rather than blended or extended)
This research report will investigate the current rise of the single parent family in Australia and the consequential impact on the health and well-being of children from these families. It will draw conclusions to whether or not these families are disadvantaged and offer solutions to minimise any impacts on health and well-being.
Focus questions:
a) Economic and impact
-money budget cuts
b) Time due to role conflict and impact
-work
-school
c) Gender roles and identity
-For boys if there is just a mother
-for girls if there is just a father
1.) (ABS, 2012-3) 6224.0.55.001 - Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families, Jun 2012. 2014. 6224.0.55.001 - Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families, Jun 2012. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/4233AA5C03E81053CA257B5D0013C807?opendocument. [Accessed 31 July 2014].
2.) (betterhealth, 2012) Single parenting | Better Health Channel. 2014. Single parenting | Better Health Channel. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Single_parenting. [Accessed 31 July 2014].
3.) Carey, Perraton, etal, 2006. Change Challenges and Health. 4th ed. Australia: harcourt Education
4.) (AIFS, 2013) Family structure, child outcomes and environmental mediators: an overview of the Development in Diverse Families Study - Publications - Australian Institute of Family Studies. 2014. Family structure, child outcomes and environmental mediators: an overview of the Development in Diverse Families Study -
A study done by The Australian Psychological Society (2009) found that approximately 43 percent of marriages in Australia end in divorce, with 50 percent of these divorces involving children under the age of 18 (AIHW 2009). *** (What percentage of these form a single parent family rather than blended or extended)
This research report will investigate the current rise of the single parent family in Australia and the consequential impact on the health and well-being of children from these families. It will draw conclusions to whether or not these families are disadvantaged and offer solutions to minimise any impacts on health and well-being.
Focus questions:
a) Economic and impact
-money budget cuts
b) Time due to role conflict and impact
-work
-school
c) Gender roles and identity
-For boys if there is just a mother
-for girls if there is just a father
1.) (ABS, 2012-3) 6224.0.55.001 - Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families, Jun 2012. 2014. 6224.0.55.001 - Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families, Jun 2012. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/4233AA5C03E81053CA257B5D0013C807?opendocument. [Accessed 31 July 2014].
2.) (betterhealth, 2012) Single parenting | Better Health Channel. 2014. Single parenting | Better Health Channel. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Single_parenting. [Accessed 31 July 2014].
3.) Carey, Perraton, etal, 2006. Change Challenges and Health. 4th ed. Australia: harcourt Education
4.) (AIFS, 2013) Family structure, child outcomes and environmental mediators: an overview of the Development in Diverse Families Study - Publications - Australian Institute of Family Studies. 2014. Family structure, child outcomes and environmental mediators: an overview of the Development in Diverse Families Study -