First in a series of seven volumes containing the proceedings of the 1983 Australian Family Research Conference, this publication deals with the formation, structure, and values of family life in Australia. Papers and authors included are: "Priorities in Family Research and Family Law" (Gareth Evans), "The Baby Boom Generation as Reproducers: Fertility in Australia in the Late 1970s and the 1980s" (Peter McDonald), "Leaving Home and Returning Home: A Demographic Study of Young Adults in Australia" (Christabel M. Young), "The Transition to Marriage: Trends in Age at First Marriage and Proportions Marrying in Australia" (Gordon Carmichael), "The Early Stages of the Family Life Cycle in Australia: Demographic Changes since the 1960s" (L. T. Ruzicka), "Changes in Marriage and Sex-Role Attitudes among Young Married Women: 1971-1982" (Helen Glezer), "Nuclear Family No Thanks? Values, the Family and Other Lifestyles" (Frances Baum), "Divorce in Australia 1971-1981: An Examination of Period Analysis" (Virginia Josephian), "Changes in the Demographic Structure of Australian Families: An Analysis of Census Data" (Graeme Hugo), "Changes in Aboriginal Family Formation and Fertility" (Alan Gray), and "Family Formation and Ethnicity" (Siew-Ean Khoo). (RM)