Topic Studies I: Family in the 21st Century

Chan Wanduragala

This course covers a key issue in life - the role of the family and the challenges it faces. in the 21st century.The course examines how various aspects of the family have changed and continue to change along with shifts in values, lifestyles, and other socio-economic factors. Where relevant, international comparisons are made.

Internet Links

The following are useful internet links to some sites for the main topics.

Topic: Family in the 21st century
Site: family trends
Description: Changing Trends In UK Family Life. January 2002. covers issues such as marriage, cohabitation, divorce, single parents, step families and the elderly
Site: Marriage and Family Processes
Description: Articles, reports and references that examine the family and social change
Topic: Marriage
Site: Marriage resources
Description: Various marriage-related links
Topic: Fatherhood
Site: The Seven Core Learnings
Description: Information on seven important aspects of fatherhood from the University of Pennsylvania's National Center On Fathers and Families
Topic: Divorce
Site: Reasons for divorce
Description: Study of the causes of divorce by the Australian Institute of Family Studies
Site: Divorce Article Archive
Description: Discusses effects of divorce on children
Topic: Single Parent Families
Site: Single-Mother Families in Japan
Description: a conspicuous Silence" by Ito Peng, Asst. Prof. at Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs statistics
Description: Fatherless families (numbers and ratio by cause)
Site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs statistics
Description: Fatherless families (Employment situation for mothers and annual income)
Site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs statistics
Description: Fatherless families (monies received after divorce and worries about children and general worries)
Site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs statistics
Description: Number and ratio of motherless families by cause and employment of fathers.
Site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs statistics
Description: Annual Income, worries about children and general worries
Topic: Child Abuse
Site: Child Abuse and Neglect: Incidence and Prevention
Description: Article by Marianne James, Senior research officer of the Australian Institute of Criminology. Covers the definition of child abuse, its causes, effects and preventative measures
Topic: Domestic Violence
Site: Domestic Violence Factsheet
Description: Facts, definition, types, and causes of Domestic Violence

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