TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quah,Stella R.
TI  - Families in Asia: home and kin 
SN  - 9780415455701 :
U1  - 306.85095 23
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Families
KW  - Asia
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - LCSH
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - Families in Asia provides a unique sociological analysis of family trends in Asia.

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:

Concepts and research trends

Family forming

Parenthood

Grandparenthood

Gender roles in families

Marriage breakdown

The impact of Socio-economic development
ER  -