Description |
xix, 163 pages ; 22 cm |
Series |
Aborigines in Australian society ; 12 |
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Aborigines in Australian society ; 12
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Contents |
Includes index |
Summary |
Part of Academy of the Social Sciences Project; Results of survey research conducted with E.H. Bidle discussed and evaluated in terms of the viability of Aboriginal integration into Australian society; Based on the thesis that Brisbane Aborigines were better off than Aborigines in areas from which they migrated, not as well off as Brisbane whites, were acculturated but only partially assimilated; Theories of social interaction, measurements of interaction; Survey sample; Family & kinship parents in household, head of household, extended families, marriage patterns, cross-group marriages, legislation re cross-group marriages, racial definition of children from cross-group marriages, passing, parenthood, family; Social problems nature of family/household problems, seeking aid from Govt./voluntary welfare organisations; Housing - social/physical segregation, types of dwellings, occupancy & crowding, rent, facilities & conveniences, types of reading material found in the home; Education - levels reached, age-grade distribution, parental evaluation of childrens progress & problems & educational aspirations for their children; Aborigines in the work force occupational skill levels achieved, distribution among occupations, mothers occupational aspirations for their sons/daughters, unemployment, women in the work force; Economic status - savings accounts, insurance, buying on hire purchase; Participation in community life - applicable electoral laws, compulsory & non-compulsory voting enrolments, enrolment & socio-economic status personal stability and social integration, membership in unions clubs and voluntary organisations; Reasons for satisfaction/dissatisfaction with life and morale; Summary of Aboriginal status in the community re acculturation, amalgamation, assimilation, integration; Compensatory and political action programs; Suggestions for further research; Appendix contains the survey questionaire |
Analysis |
Australian Aborigines. Social conditions. Brisbane, 1965-1966 |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [157]-160 |
Notes |
Copy 3 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Brisbane
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Urban residence -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.)
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.)
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.) -- Social conditions.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.)
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Aboriginal Australians -- Urban residence -- Australia -- Queensland.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.) -- Social conditons
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Dunwich
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Author |
Biddle, Ellen H. (Ellen Horgan), 1928-
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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
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LC no. |
73094360 |
ISBN |
0708106978 |
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