Changes to Families

Inquiry Guide
Explore The Issue

ISSUE:

Develop Sub Inquiry Questions

Useful Sites to Research

Source

Access

Notes

Australian
Bureau of
Statistics
(ABS)

http://www.abs.gov.au/

The topics @ a glance

section of the site allows you
to find the statistics you need.
For this task, you should be
mainly looking at the People
Family and Community
Statistics section.

Australian
Bureau of
Statistics
(ABS) Family
Characteristic
s

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.ns
f/Lookup/4442.0Main+Features12009-10?
OpenDocument

Statistical report on family

characteristics and a history of
their changes.
Australian Government website
containing statistical data and
reports on families in Australia.

Australian
Institute of
Family
Studies (AIFS)

AIFS Diversity
and Change in
Australian
Families
Statistical
Profiles
Modern
Family The
changing
shape of
Australian
families.

http://www.aifs.gov.au/

http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/diversi
ty/main.html
http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/diversi
ty/DiversityAndChange.pdf (PDF Version)

The Fact Sheets section and the

Family Facts and Figures section
contain some relevant
information. When on a
relevant page, look for links on
that page to other relevant
documents / pages.
Detailed statistical report about
changes to families.

http://www.natsem.canberra.edu.au/stora
ge/Modern%20family%20AMP
%20NATSEM%20report%2034.pdf

Statistical report and discussion

about the historical changes to
families over time in Australia

Boomers Go
Bust Over
Kids (SMH)

http://www.smh.com.au/money/planning/
boomers-go-bust-over-kids-201109101k2rs.html

Sydney Morning Herald about

the reasons and impacts of
adult children living with their
parents

Boomerang
Kids Are
Babyboomers
Stuck With
Babygloomers

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/boom
erang-kids-are-babyboomers-stuck-withbabygloomers-20120803-23jn1.html

Sydney Morning Herald about

the implications of adult
children living with their
parents

Boomerang
Children
Videos
Can A
Working
Mother Be
Good At Her
Job After

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?
sourceid=chromeinstant&rlz=1C1EODB_enAU565AU565&ion
=1&espv=2&ie=UTF8#tbm=vid&q=boomerang+children
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mothe
r-tongue/10920173/Can-a-workingmother-be-as-good-at-her-job-aftermaternity-leave.html

Various videos about

Boomerang Children
Article about the challenges of
being a working mother.

Maternity
Leave The
Daily
Telegraph
Why Women
Still Cant
Have It All
Google
Search
Women
Delaying
Childbirth
Frontier
Fathering
Meet
Melbournes
Real Life
House
Husbands
Fly-in fly-out
workforce
practices in
Australia: The
effects on
children and
family
relationships
JPC Database

Google News
and Videos

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archi
ve/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-itall/309020/
https://www.google.com.au/webhp?
sourceid=chromeinstant&rlz=1C1EODB_enAU565AU565&ion
=1&espv=2&ie=UTF8#q=women+having+children+later+aust
ralia

In-depth article about the

challenges of being a working
mother.
Australian articles about women
having children later in life

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/
frontier-fathering-meet-melbournes-reallife-house-husbands/story-fni0fit31226945861486?
nk=96bb1467b3301624ddebd4c1c739c72d

Herald Sun article on role,

expectations and stigma of
house husbands.

https://www3.aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications
/fly-fly-out-workforce-practices-australia

Report from the AIFS regarding

the impact of the FIFO (fly-in
fly-out) lifestyle on families and
children.

https://classroom.jpc.qld.edu.au/Collaborati
on/ Virtual%20Class%20Rooms/580419322009-44a2-bc1b-d3d0344219e4defaultaspx /library/Database%20library/
Database.aspx?PageView=Shared

Select relevant databases to

find current research and
articles to support your inquiry.

http://www.google.com.au

Search the Google News and

Videos sections for relevant
articles.

Analysing and Evaluating The Reliability

and Relevance of Sources
When choosing sources to include in your inquiry, it is important that you analyse the
credibility, reliability and relevance of the source. Consider the following questions:
Who wrote the article? Are they a trustworthy source? Why / Why not? (Consider their
education, job, affiliation, etc.)
Who published the source? What is the credibility of this publisher?
What is the purpose of this source? What is the motive/intension?
How does the source position the reader / audience?
To whose benefit is it that you believe the information provided? Yours? The authors?
The publishers?
Where is this source published/developed? (What country are you in? Where has the
internet taken you?)

 What are the key messages of this source?

Is the source current? Is this the most up-to-date information?
How does the source relate to the task and inquiry question?
Does this source relate to any studies / reports / interviews? Are these current and
credible?
To what extent is the source based on facts? What are the facts?
To what extent is it based on opinions? What are the opinions?
What evidence is there to support the claims / arguments presented?
Is bias evident?
Are there any gaps / silences? Is the complete story given or just
elements/facts?

Refer to the Critical Use of Sources

worksheet for more questions and
guidance.

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