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Full Description
Australian Social Attitudes presents a fascinating insight into what Australians think about contemporary political and social issues. It draws on a veritable mine of data collected from the inaugural Australian Survey of Social Attitudes, conducted for the first time in mid 2003, and reflects the expressed opinions of a broad sample of some 4300 Australian adults. While selected at random, the respondents reflect the state by state distribution of the Australian population and are representative in terms of gender and age. In its analysis of the data ""Australian Social Attitudes"" draws on the latest social research from many of Australia's leading social scientists, including Michael Pusey, Mark Lyons and Jocelyn Pixley, to challenge conventional wisdoms about Australia, and assesses the impact of the Howard government on the attitudes and behaviour of Australians of all ages and social backgrounds.
Contents
Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of contributors; 1 Introduction Rachel Gibson, Shaun Wilson, Gabrielle Meagher, David Denemark and Mark Western; 2 What makes an Australian family?; Ann Evans and Edith Gray; 3 Making families work Deborah Mitchell; 4 How do Australians feel about their work?; Bitt Martin and Jocelyn Pixley; 5 Voluntary associations and political participation Andrew Passey and Mark Lyons; 6 Are postmaterialists engaged citizens?; Mark Western and Bruce Tranter; 7 Where to for the welfare state? Shaun Wilson, Gabrielle Meagher and Trevor Breusch; 8 Is there a crisis of trust in Australia?; Clive Been; 9 Alarmed and angry about crime?; David Indermaur and Lynne Roberts; 10 Have Australians embraced economic reform?; Michael Pusey and Nick Turnbull; 11 Immigration, multiculturalism and national identity Murray Goot and Ian Watson; 12 Knowing your genes Kristine Barlow-Stewart, Sandra Taylor and Margaret Ottowski; 13 Mass media and media power in Australia David Denemark; 14 Are Australians open to globalisation?; Ian Marsh, Gabrielle Meagher and Shaun Wilson; Appendices; Index.
