Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-415-71546-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 550 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1089 g

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-disciplinary volume are organized into nine major themes: conceptual approaches, methodological issues, family life in the context of culture, family relationships across the family life cycle, issues of work and income, stress and conflict, family diversity, family policy and laws, and environmental setting of homes. Each chapter examines family life across Asian countries, studying cultural similarities and differences and exploring how families are changing and what trends are likely to develop in the future. To provide a fruitful learning experience for the reader, each chapter offers examples, relevant data, and a comprehensive list of references.

Offering a complete interdisciplinary overview of families in Asia, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policy makers and practitioners across the disciplines of Asian Studies, Sociology, Demography, Social Work, Law, Social Policy, Anthropology, Geography, Public Health and Architecture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Quah, Stella R

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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