Families in Asia : home and kin
- Title
- Families in Asia : home and kin / Stella R. Quah.
- Published by
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2008, ©2009.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 212 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- This edition provides a unique and comparative analysis of family trends in Asia by focusing on the most relevant and significant aspects of family, from the process of dating to the impact of economic development on homes and family life as they are experienced across Asia.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Contents
- 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.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-205) and index.