1ISSUES OF GENDER AND FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA
Annotated Bibliography
Topic: Issues of gender and family in Australia
Introduction
Australia is very unique when it comes to culture and demography. It has immigrants
coming from both English and non-English speaking backgrounds, aboriginals, refugees and
Australian born population and even among them diverse ethnic composition and hybrids are
there (Ting, Perales & Baxter, 2016). The following annotations provide insight into the
aspects that are essential in contemporary context of Australian gender and family studies.
Issues like gender roles, masculine caregiving, household labor sharing and same-sex
parenting are among the greatest concerns and the articles address these issues.
Annotation 1
Hunter, S. C., Augoustinos, M., & Riggs, D. W. (2017). Ideological dilemmas in accounts
of primary caregiving fathers in Australian news media. Discourse, Context &
Media, 20, 116-123.
The aim of the paper is to present a discourse analysis of news media reports
published in Australia concerning fathers who are primary caregivers. The role of caregiving
which was earlier ascribed to women, has shifted its balance. In heterosexual relationships
the change in dynamics means the fathers have to face new challenges and ideological
dilemmas while they try to balance work and life. Existing research has mainly focused on
the motivations of the fathers, the negative attitudes towards people who assume this role,
their coping strategies and negotiations regarding their masculine identity and caregiving.
Media plays an important role when it comes to defining the hegemonic roles of gender and
this case too, an analysis of the media publishing and understanding the media reconstruction

+13062052269

info@desklib.com

Issues of Gender and Family in Australia | Annotated Bibliography

Contribute Materials

Related Documents