Communication is the most common but an intricate activity that we perform every day. Sender sends message, discussions, greetings, gestures, emotics and texts through numerous channels, (e.g. e-mail, messengers, social networks and so on) intending the receiver to understand. The means of personal or group communication has been radically changed over last decade. Geographical, ethnicity, nati...

2nd only to Ireland in total fertility, Sweden has the highest total fertility (TFR) and female labor force participation rates (FLFPR) among European countries in the late 1980s and early 1990s. 1988 TFR and FLFPR were 1.96 and 80.1%, respectively. This paper considers the role of public policy in creating this unique trend, with particular focus on family leave policy. In 1974, Sweden beca...

In the context of high and rising rates of parental employment in Australia, we investigated whether poor quality jobs (without security, control, flexibility or paid family leave) could pose a health risk to employed parents' children. We examined the extent to which both mothers' and fathers' jobs matter, and whether disadvantaged children are more vulnerable than others. Multiple regression ...