BACKGROUND
Over the last few decades, Australian families have undergone profound changes, including fewer marriages, more divorces, and an increase in double-income families, resulting in a qualitative shift in understanding the family today.

OBJECTIVE
This paper investigates whether generational differences in family values and religious beliefs are at the core of changes to the family structure.

METHODS
Using the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, we apply the Age–Period–Cohort Detrended (APCD) methodology to investigate generational differences in family values and religious beliefs.

RESULTS
Results show that changes in family values and religious beliefs are overwhelmingly generational. Cohorts born between 1946 and 1964 (commonly referred to as baby boomers) have significantly contributed to the revolutionary shift in family behaviours and attitudes.

CONCLUSIONS
The baby boomer generation has played a crucial role in supporting progressive views on marriage, children, gender roles, and religious beliefs. When compared to older and younger cohorts, baby boomers saw the largest shift in family behaviours and attitudes, having matured in a period of rapid economic prosperity and significant social change. The unique events that occurred during their formative years may have influenced these behaviours and attitudes, ultimately contributing to the qualitative shift in the understanding of family.



中文翻译：

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解决家庭价值观和宗教信仰中的代际差异的年龄-时期-队列方法：了解当今的现代澳大利亚家庭（作者：Esperanza Vera-Toscano、Elena C. Meroni）

背景
过去几十年，澳大利亚家庭发生了深刻的变化，包括结婚更少、离婚更多、双收入家庭增多，导致今天对家庭的理解发生了质的变化。

目的
本文调查家庭价值观和宗教信仰的代际差异是否是家庭结构变化的核心。

方法
使用澳大利亚的家庭、收入和劳动力动态 (HILDA) 调查，我们应用年龄-时期-队列去趋势 (APCD) 方法来调查家庭价值观和宗教信仰的代际差异。

结果
结果表明，家庭价值观和宗教信仰的变化绝大多数是代际变化的。1946 年至 1964 年出生的人群（通常称为婴儿潮一代）对家庭行为和态度的革命性转变做出了重大贡献。

结论
婴儿潮一代在支持关于婚姻、子女、性别角色和宗教信仰的进步观点方面发挥了关键作用。与老年人和年轻人相比，婴儿潮一代的家庭行为和态度发生了最大的转变，他们在经济快速繁荣和社会发生重大变化的时期成熟。在他们成长时期发生的独特事件可能影响了这些行为和态度，最终促成了对家庭理解的质的转变。