Family Mobility - Doherty, Catherine (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) a Patton, Wendy (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) a Shield, Paul (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

This sociological study explores how Australian families displaying different mobilities reconcile their career and education projects, to what effect. Defence families are moved frequently, absorbing institutional stresses as private troubles. In contrast, the selective mobility of middle class professional families contributes to the public issue of poorly serviced rural communities.