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June 10, 2004
It takes all kinds
The furore about a same sex couple appearing on the ABC's Play School program is one sign that many people's views of what constitutes a suitable family unit in Australia are still fairly conservative. But according to the Australian Institute of Family Studies (www.aifs.org.au/), things have changed, and it's time to accept what is as opposed to what we think things should be. According to a new report, Changing patterns of partnering, "Formal marriage is no longer the only way in which people partner. Many people live in cohabitating relationships – at least for a while – and most marriages are now preceded by cohabitation. In addition, an increasing number of people are, at any given point of time, living without a partner at all." The full report is at www.aifs.org.au/institute/pubs/fm2003/fm64/ddv.pdf. Posted by belinda at June 10, 2004 05:08 PMEmail this