The purpose of this paper is to identify how the concept of family has changed over time. Certainly, the notion of family has become more liberated through the "political, social, economic and cultural factors" pertaining to the diversity of the modern day family. ... Economics has had a strong impact on the fate of the family. ... Undoubtedly, the changing family form has an ambivalent position in Australian society. ... Thus, the change in the number of defacto couple and sole-parent families and acknowledgement of homosexual families would appear to reflect changing social expectations rega...

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In America the average income for a black man is 61% less than the average white man and that is the same percentage difference as in 1880. ... This is going to cost a lot of jobs in America and the UK so the big businesses can get richer while thousand of people have no money to support their family. ...

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This restricted the abilities of the average women. ... "She had the tired, tentative look of a woman who"d been ignored all her married life, who had no expectations- This prejudice was considered normal and accepted in many families. ...

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Australia was still a young country therefore spawning countless jobs for the average working man. ... Because of the work schedule design ( 8 hours work, 8 hours rest and 8 hours sleep every day and whole days off on the weekends) Australians are always cheery and relaxed and would enjoy nothing more than a nice barbeque with the family each weekend or lazing about watching a game of cricket with a stubbie in hand. ...

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Flooding from river and coast kill over twenty-four thousand people a year on average, more than three hundred million people lose their home and has influences five billion people's daily life which cost more than fifty eight billion dollars economic losses per year across the world (Simonovic, Jakobac and Churchb, 2011). ... According to Kenichi Azuma, Koichi Ikeda, Naoki Kagi, U Yanagi, Kenichi Hasegawa and Haruki Osawa (2014), who pointed out that 'the incidence of health symptoms few days after was significantly increased in flooded families compared with non-flooded families,...

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Averagely, women were paid half the rate of men. ... During the depression, many families depended on women to be the breadwinner as well as the homemaker. ... Once a woman decided to start a family it was expected that she would give up her job. 1960, there was an attempt by women to remove discrimination from the workplace, leading to the beginning of a modern women's movement. ...

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While the stereotypical qualities of the Australian identity - such as the country lifestyle, family values, mateship and sport - that are evident in the film Gallipoli still exist today, they have inevitably evolved to form new variations of their old meanings. ... Ironically, it seems that this has in fact made them less accessible to the average person. ... The family is a classic example of this. Families in the time of "Gallipoli" were close knit, the extended family was in existence and family came first. ... Sadly, the family today is not as stable as it once was, with an ever-increasin...

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For example, within the Vietnamese community relationships and family are an important aspect in an individual's way of living. ... Friends influence the direction and lifestyle individuals take, arguably more so than family. Unlike some cultures where family comes first, Australians treat their friends like other cultures would their immediate family. ... For the average person this means settling down with a house, family, and other luxuries. Time away from work is spent playing or watching sport, going to the movies, or taking family holidays. ...

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The average weekly salary for men in 1928 was $10.40, whereas the women's was $8.80. ... Thus the new idea of hire purchase and the lowering of prices made it possible for the not-so-rich families to afford these new household accessories. ...

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The influence and impact of multiculturalism can be seen everywhere in modern Australian society. The concept of multiculturalism first came about after World War 2 when a flood of Jewish and displaced people came to Australia to begin a new life, but it was not official made a policy until 1973. To...

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Statistics show that on average, 2398 injuries, both minor (corked knees or ankle sprains) and major (concussions or broken ribs and dislocations) occur each year in elite competitions (Seward et al, 1992). ... Family and friends are often concerned for the safety of players which can deter players from continuing the sport. Injuries also prevent players from fulfilling work, education or family commitments and therefore could also cause hesitation amongst future participants (Seward et al, 1992). ...

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