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Statutory Child Welfare as a Social Indicator: NSW Trends 1959–1976
Author(s) -
Kraus J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1978.tb00626.x
Subject(s) - statutory law , project commissioning , welfare , mores , publishing , social welfare , demographic economics , social policy , legislation , law , political science , socioeconomics , sociology , economics , politics
A formal analysis of secular trends in statutory child welfare (defined by rates of complaints laid under the Child Welfare Act) showed no changes in overall rates of welfare problems, excepting an increase for boys aged 16–17. There were significant changes in the pattern of problems, and in the pattern of Children's Court dispositions. The trends were used as social indicators of changes in community values and mores, and in welfare practice.