Within contemporary society family continues to form strong social structures that govern how well people handle stress during times of adversity (Murati 2016). The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2013) define family as ‘a group of two or more people that are related by blood, marriage (registered or de facto), adoption, step or fostering, and who usually live together in the same household’. However, this definition is frequently debated as some people feel that friends provide better family connections than those related by blood. Nonetheless, in his article, Murati (2016) discusses how the value of family endures in a contemporary society where family structures greatly vary.
The size and arrangements of Australian families have transformed
The size and arrangements of Australian families have transformed