Parenting in Stepfamilies: Social Attitudes, Parental Perceptions and Parenting Behaviours in Hong Kong

ISBN-13: 9781138327450 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 289 str.

Gladys Lan Tak Lam-Chan

Opis

First published in 1999, this book is the first qualitative study of parenting in Hong Kong Chinese stepfamilies and of social attitudes towards stepfamilies as reflected by social workers and teachers.

Recenzje

’Gladys Lam’s study is a valuable introduction to the complexities and difficulties which arise when Eastern and Western family values come together.’ Olive Stevenson, Professor Emeritus of Social Work Studies, University of Nottingham, UK

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Social Attitudes, Parental Perceptions in Stepparenting and Parenting Behaviours of Stepfamilies: A Review of Western Literature. 3. Traditional Chinese Beliefs and Current Views in Hong Kong Influencing Family Life and Family Relationships. 4. Research Methodology. 5. Social Attitudes and Parental Perceptions of Stepparenting in Stepfamilies in Hong Kong: Findings and Discussion. 6. Parenting Behaviours in Stepfamilies in Hong Kong: Findings and Discussion. 7. Reflections on the Themes and the Issues. 8. Implications for Social Work Practice.

O autorze

Nicola Piper is Senior Lecturer and Associate Director at the Centre for Migration Policy Research at Swansea University, UK. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Sheffield, UK. She has published extensively on gender and migration, migrant rights and governance of migration.