The Institute's two earlier works, Settling Up and Settling Down told the history of the parents. Remaking Families adds the voices of the children and describes what can happen when families have time to readjust to the crisis of separation. Among this large group of ordinary Australians, most have attempted to come to grips with the adjustments demanded of them. The book portrays how parents and their children negotiate old and new relationships, and how new roles and old feelings affect their sense of wellbeing. The variety of post-divorce families and the patterns that emerge suggest there is no one golden rule in adapting to divorce.
Some families experience multiple changes, others lead quite stable lives.
Some do not fare well economically, others are comfortably established. Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia.