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    Culture and wellbeing: the case of indigenous Australians

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    Authors
    Dockery, Alfred Michael
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Dockery, A.M. 2010. Culture and wellbeing: the case of indigenous Australians. Social Indicators Research: an international and interdisciplinary journal for quality-of-life measurement. 99 (2): pp. 315-332.
    Source Title
    Social Indicators Research: an international and interdisciplinary journal for quality-of-life measurement
    DOI
    10.1007/s11205-010-9582-y
    ISSN
    0303-8300
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39286
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    A recurring theme in Indigenous affairs in Australia is a tension between maintenance of Indigenous culture and achievement of socio-economic ‘equity’: essentially ‘self-determination’ versus ‘assimilation’. Implicit in this tension is the view that attachment to traditional cultures and lifestyles is a hindrance to achieving ‘mainstream’ economic goals. Using data from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, stronger attachment to traditional culture is found to be associated with enhanced outcomes across a range of socio-economic indicators. This suggests Indigenous culture should be viewed a part of the solution to Indigenous disadvantage in Australia, and not as part of the problem.

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