Quah, Stella R. <br/><br/>
Families in Asia :  home and kin / 
Stella R. Quah. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - London :  Routledge,   2009. 
 - xiii, 212 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Studying families in Asia -- 'I do', 'We do': forming and extending families -- Parenthood under siege? -- Age, grandparents and social capital -- From 'his family, her duty' to 'their family': the gender issue -- Conflict, divorce and the family court -- Home, kin and the state in social change. 
<br/><br/> Families in Asia provides a unique sociological analysis of family trends in Asia.<br/><br/>Stella R. Quah uses demographic and survey data, personal interviews and case studies from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to provide a wide-ranging comparative analysis of family trends and the role of the state and social policy.  Focusing on the most relevant and significant aspects of family and kin, chapters include:<br/><br/>Concepts and research trends<br/><br/>Family forming<br/><br/>Parenthood<br/><br/>Grandparenthood<br/><br/>Gender roles in families<br/><br/>Marriage breakdown<br/><br/>The impact of Socio-economic development 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415455701 :  £36.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Families--Asia--Cross-cultural studies.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia--Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.85095  / Q13f