Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia

ISBN-13: 9780367581824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 530 str.

Stella R. Quah

Opis

Research on the family has expanded considerably across Asia but studies tend to be fragmented, focusing on narrow issues within limited areas (cities, towns, small communities) and may not accessible to international readers. These limitations make it difficult for researchers, university teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, policy maker

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Preface 

Part 1: Introduction
1. Families in Asia: A Kaleidoscope of Continuity and Change

Part 2: Conceptualizing 'Family' in the Asian Context
2. Family Theories in the Asian Context
3. Feminist, Constructionist and Other Critical Theories 

Part 3: Methodological Issues in Family Research
4. Ascertaining Family Phenomena: Measuring Family Behaviour  
5. Challenges of Longitudinal Family Studies in Asia

Part 4: Family Life in the Context of Culture
6. Singlehood as a Life Style in Asia  
7. Dating and Courtship  
8. Marriage Practices and Trends  
9. Fertility Trends in Asia: Prospects and Implications of Very Low Fertility  
10. Motherhood and Childbirth Practices in Asia  
11. Fatherhood in Asian Contexts  
12. Early Childhood Socialization and Well-being  
13. Adolescents and Transition to Adulthood in Asia 

Part 5: Family Relationships Across the Life Cycle
14. Married Couples and the Marital Relationship in Asia  
15. Parent-child and Sibling Relationships in Contemporary Asia  
16. Ageing and Grandparenting in Asia

Part 6: Family, Work and Income
17. Working Couples: The Dual Income Family
18. Breadwinning, Family and Time over the Life Course
19. Social Class, Poverty and Family Life: Asian Perspectives 

Part 7: Uncertainty, Stress and Conflict in the Family
20. Preventing and Managing Conflict in the Family  
21. Spousal Violence and In-law Conflict in Asia: The Case of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
22. Divorce Trends and Patterns in Asia  
23. Remarriage and Stepfamilies  
24. Illness and Caregiving in the Family 

Part 8: Family Diversity
25. Cohabitation in Asia  
26. Cohabitation: The Case of Thailand

Part 9: Family, Policies and the Law
27. Divorce, the Family Court, and Family Lawyering  
28. Legal Protection of Minors: Experiences of Four Common Law Jurisdictions in Asia  
29. Legal Protection of Aged Parents and Inheritance Laws in Asia  
30. Family Welfare and State Policies in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan 

Part 10: Space and Environmental Settings of Family Life
31. Making a Home: Architectural Features  
32. Working from Home: Redesigning Internal Space Use in Homes 

O autorze

Stella R. Quah is an Adjunct Professor at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, National University of Singapore.