ISBN:
9780415715461
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (551 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia
DDC:
306.85095
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
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 be accessible to international readers. These limitations make it difficult for researchers, students, policy makers, and practitioners to obtain the information they need. The Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia fills that gap by providing a current and comprehensive analysis of Asian families by a wide range of experts in a single publication.The thirty-two chapters of this comparative and multi-discip
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I 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 lifestyle in Asia; 7 Dating and courtship
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8 Marriage practices and trends9 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
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18 Breadwinning, family and time over the life course19 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
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28 Legal protection of minors: experiences of four common law jurisdictions in Asia29 Legal protection of aged parents and inheritance laws in Asia; Part 10 Space and environmental settings of family life; 30 Making a home: architectural features; 31 Working from home: redesigning internal space use in homes; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
