Dave Earl - The Rise of the Nuclear Family
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The document discusses the evolution of the nuclear household in Australia, touching on social changes, family dynamics, and statistics related to marriage and birth rates from the late 19th century to the 20th century. It references various historical sources and provides insights into the conditions and support systems for families during that period. It emphasizes the shift in domestic roles, childhood, and motherhood, influenced by both societal expectations and economic factors.
![PHILIPPE ARIES
Ari竪s, Philippe. Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life. Translated by Jonathan Cape. London: Pimlico, 1996 [1962].
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Dave Earl - The Rise of the Nuclear Family
- 1. THE RISE OF THE NUCLEAR HOUSEHOLD IN AUSTRALIA DAVE EARL | PHD CANDIDATE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
- 2. THEY ARE CARING FOR SUB-NORMAL CHILDREN 2
- 3. BUNBURY OCCUPATION CENTRE, c. 1958 3
- 4. HAWKEVALE FARM COLONY, 1957 4
- 5. FACILITIES FOR SUB-NORMAL PEOPLE, 1945 5
- 6. FACILITIES FOR SUB-NORMAL PEOPLE, 1965 6
- 8. HELP TO FAMILIES 8
- 9. SOCIAL CHANGES SUBURBIA CHILDHOOD MOTHERHOOD WORKING MAN SLUM CLEARANCES EDUCATION DOMESTICS BABY CLINICS MANUFACTURING CHILD LABOUR CHILD ENDOWMENT HOUSEWIVES INFANT MORTALITY BASIC WAGE AGED PENSIONS THE NUCLEAR HOUSEHOLD 9
- 10. JACQUES DONZELOT Donzelot, Jacques. The Policing of Families. Translated by Robert Hurley. Edited by Gilles Deleuze. New York: Pantheon Books, 1979. 10
- 11. KEREEN REIGER Reiger, Kerreen M. The Disenchantment of the Home: Modernizing the Australian Family, 1880-1940. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1985. 11
- 12. MICHAEL GILDING Gilding, Michael. The Making and Breaking of the Australian Family. St. Leonards: Allen & Unwin, 1991. 12
- 13. MICHEL FOUCAULT 13
- 14. JOHNSTON STREET, ANNANDALE State Library of NSW, a089607 14
- 15. HARGRAVE FAMILY, 1894 Powerhouse Museum, P2903-9/68 15
- 16. OXFORD STREET, PADDINGTON, 1900 State Records NSW, 12487/7546 12487_a021_a021000014 16
- 17. DOMESTIC BLISS IN AUSTRALIA State Library of Victoria MP00/00/56/98 17
- 18. MELBOURNE BENEVOLENT ASYLUM State Library of Victoria, H.20001.20/328 18
- 19. PHILIPPE ARIES Ari竪s, Philippe. Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life. Translated by Jonathan Cape. London: Pimlico, 1996 [1962]. 19
- 20. COLLIERY CREW, 1894 State Records NSW, 10036_a027000045 20
- 21. PAPERBOY, 1930 View of the entrance to Newtown Station, Sydney, taken in the aftermath of the stabbing murder of Domenico Belle at 11 a.m. Justice & Police Museum Photographic Collection, Historic Houses Trust, 31191 21
- 22. PLAYFAIR STREET, THE ROCKS, 1901 State Records NSW, 4481_a026_000037 22
- 23. CARING FOR BABY, c.1910 John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, D1-11-86 23
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- 29. WHERE MELBOURNES MANHOOD MUSTERS National Library of Australia, UApam 782 Main Reading Room (Australian Collection) 29
- 30. WHERE MELBOURNES MANHOOD MUSTERS National Library of Australia, UApam 782 Main Reading Room (Australian Collection) 30
- 31. KINDERGARTEN, MILLER STREET SYDNEY State Records NSW, 9856_a017_A017000107 31
- 32. CRUDE BIRTH RATE IN AUSTRALIA 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 1885 1888 1891 1894 1897 1900 1903 1906 1909 1912 1915 1918 1921 1924 1927 1930 1933 1936 1939 1942 1945 1948 1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 Number of births per 1,000 population Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2006 32
- 33. INFANT MORTALITY HOW TO CHECK IT Infant Mortality in Australia and How to Check it, The Bulletin, 7th Jan. 1904, p19. 33
- 34. ALEXANDRIA BABY CLINIC, 1914 State Records NSW, 12487/7546 34
- 35. NEWTOWN BABY CLINIC, 1914 Photographs of the Newtown, Alexandria and Bourke Street Baby Clinics, State Records NSW, 4873_a004_a004000006r 35
- 36. DONT EXPERIMENT WITH YOUR BABY In Reiger, The Disenchantment of the Home 36
- 37. INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN AUSTRALIA 120.0 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 1901 1903 1905 1907 1909 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 Number of infant deaths per 1,000 births Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2006 37
- 38. VICTORIAS IDEAL CHILD 38
- 39. AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 1911 1921 1933 1947 1954 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 Average number of persons per household Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2012, http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/info/charts/households/havsize.html 39
- 40. FACTORY WORK, 1919 Canning Fruit at Leeton, NSW, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-vn4969147. 40
- 41. THE SIGN-LANGUAGE From Paula Hamilton, "Domestic Dilemmas: Representations of Servants and Employers in the Popular Press," Debutante Nation: Feminism Contests the 1890s, edited by Susan Magarey, Sue Rowley and Susan Sheridan, 71 - 90. St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1993. 41
- 42. WHEN THE SEVENTH MAID WALKED OUT The Home, Sept. 1920, p.85, in Gilding, The Making and Breaking of the Australian Family. 42
- 43. MARRIAGES START IN THE KITCHEN! Australian Womens Weekly, 11th March 1947, 44. 43
- 44. OLD ORDER HOMES? Camina. Old or Homes or New Order Houses? Some Reflections of a Middle-Class Woman. Melbourne: Whitcome & Tombs Pty. Ltd., c.1943. 44
- 45. DEVONSHIRE ST, CHATSWOOD, 1908 State Records NSW, 18526_a024_000071 45
- 46. PLAGUE, 1900 State Library of NSW, Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. V. 46
- 47. ROCKS RESUMPTION PLAN, 1902 State Records NSW, NRS 19348/1 47
- 48. DACEY GARDEN SUBURB PLAN, c.1913 State Records NSW, 5225_a018_a018000001 48
- 49. DACEY GARDEN SUBURB State Records NSW, 5225_a018_a018000051 49
- 50. NARRABEEN: VALUES MUST INCREASE! National Library of Australia, nla.map-lfsp1695 50
- 51. CRUDE MARRIAGE RATE IN AUSTRALIA 14.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 1885 1888 1891 1894 1897 1900 1903 1906 1909 1912 1915 1918 1921 1924 1927 1930 1933 1936 1939 1942 1945 1948 1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 Number of marriages per year per 1,000 population Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2006 51
- 52. DAVE EARL daveearl.net | dear7745@uni.sydney.edu.au DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY | SCHOOL OF PHILISOPICAL AND HISTORICAL ENQUIRY