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Author:   Wei-Jun Jean Yeung (National University of Singapore) ,  Shu Hu (Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.326kg
ISBN:  

9780367484194

ISBN 10:   0367484196
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   28 April 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Notes on contributors 1. Continuity and Changes in Singapore Population and Family (Wei-Jun Jean Yeung and Shu Hu) 2. Origin and Transition of Singapore Families (Zheng Mu and Shu Hu) 3. Dual-income Households among Singapore Malay Families: Changing Economy, Unchanging Gender Roles (Suriani Suratman and Maznah Mohamad) 4. ‘Indians’ under official multiracialism in Singapore: Unpacking Heterogeneity (Lavanya Balachandran) 5. Falling Short: Class and the Performance of the Familial (Youyenn Teo) 6. Intergenerational support to and from older Singaporeans (Bina Gubhaju, Angelique Chan and Truls Østbye) 7. Policy approaches to aging in Singapore: Tackling the limits of the family in supporting seniors (Leng Leng Thang and Johan Suen) 8. Divorced and Never-married Mothers in Singapore: Practices, Challenges and Hopes (Sharon Quah and Shawna Tang) 9. Cross-cultural Families in Singapore: Transnational Marriages and Divorces (Sharon Quah) 10. Same-sex Partnering and Same-sex Parented Families in Singapore (Shawna Tang) 11. Conclusion (Wei-Jun Jean Yeung) Index

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Wei-Jun Jean Yeung is Provost Chair Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Asia Research Institute and Founding Director of the Center for Family and Population at National University of Singapore. Hu Shu is a Joint Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute and the Centre for Family and Population Research at National University of Singapore.

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