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Title Aboriginal disadvantage / editor: Justin Healey
Published Rozelle, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, 2002

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Description 44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Series Issues in society ; v. 175
Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 175
Contents Chapter 1: Indigenous Disadvantage - An Overview: Social conditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Key issues for Aboriginal communities; The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; Addiction corroding indigenous culture; "Most Aboriginal people have problems with alcohol" - fact v myth; Law and justice; Factors underlying indigenous arrest rates; ATSIC hits out at 'decade of inaction'; Stop 'excuses' for black violence; All talk, little action on black 'plague'; Indigenous employment; Indigenous Employment Policy; Labour force characteristics of indigenous Australians; "Aboriginal people don't want to work" - fact v myth; Education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; Indigenous housing ; Characteristics of indigenous households; Housing and infrastructure in indigenous communities; Survey shows improvement in indigenous housing. -- Chapter 2: Overcoming Disadvantage: Overcoming disadvantage; "Aboriginal people get special treatment from governments" - fact v myth; Aborigines reach a turning point; Rights are a practical matter; Aborigines told to take charge of their lives; Making headway; Record of expenditure and breakdown of expenditure on indigenous affairs; Whatever happened to reconciliation?; Sorry's just not enough.C
Summary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are among the most disadvantaged groups in Australian society. What are the key factors which contribute to the unacceptably low levels of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and welfare in this country? This book looks at the extent of indigenous disadvantage in the key areas of health, housing, employment, justice and remote communities, and explores strategies for overcoming such disadvantage
Analysis Aborigines
Torres Strait Islanders
Lifestyle and health
Social conditions
Economic conditions
Criminal justice
Statistics
Interstate comparisons
Interstate Comparisons
Australian Aboriginal studies (Australia )
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: page 43
Audience Senior secondary and tertiary students
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Human services -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Australia.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Social conditions -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Torres Strait Islanders -- Social conditions.
Human services -- Australia.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene.
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene -- Juvenile literature.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Human services -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form Issues in society
Indigenous focus
Author Healey, Justin.
LC no. 00002354
ISBN 1876811846 paperback