The Contemporary family in Singapore
Subtitle: structure and change
By: edited by Eddie C. Y. Kuo & Aline K. Wong ; with a foreword by Reuben Hill.
Contributors: Kuo, Eddie C. Y.; Wong, Aline K.
Publisher: Singapore University Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Family -- Singapore; Singapore -- Social conditions
Description: Twelve essays on the sociology of the family in Singapore in the modern period.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 289-300.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Kuo, E. C. Y. and Wong, A. K. Some observations on the study of family change in Singapore.; title: Family relations and social change: Wong, A. K. and Kuo, E. C. Y. The urban kinship network in Singapore. Wong, A. K. Women's status and changing family values. Boey, C. Y. Daughters and working mothers. Tham, S. C. Social change and the Malay family.; title: Marriage patterns in transition: Chang, C. Nuptiality patterns among women of childbearing age. Tai, C. L. Divorce in Singapore. Kuo, E. C. Y. and Riaz Hassan. Ethnic intermarriage in a multiethnic society. Mani, A. Caste and marriage among the Singapore Indians.; title: Social policy and the family: Wong, A. K. The National Family Planning Programme and changing family life. Ang, J. Marriage counselling as part of social welfare service to families. Wee, K. The family and the law in Singapore.