Quah, Stella R.
Families in Asia : home and kin / Stella R. Quah - 2a ed. - London : Routledge, 2009 - xiii, 212 p. : gràf. ; 23 cm
Inclou bibliografia i índex.
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.
This new edition has been updated and expanded throughout and includes new material on dowry, singlehood, adoption, the transformation of the senior generation, changes in family courts and the role of the state in family wellbeing. Families in Asia will be the perfect companion for students and scholars alike who are interested in family sociology, public and social policy, and Asian society and culture more broadly.
9780415455701
Família--Anàlisi transcultural--Àsia
Asia--Condicions socials
ASIA
CAMBIO SOCIAL
CONDICIONES SOCIALES
TAMAÑO DE LA FAMILIA
MATRIMONIO
FORMACIÓN DE LA FAMILIA
DIVORCIO
FAMILIA
HOGAR
392.3(5)
Families in Asia : home and kin / Stella R. Quah - 2a ed. - London : Routledge, 2009 - xiii, 212 p. : gràf. ; 23 cm
Inclou bibliografia i índex.
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.
This new edition has been updated and expanded throughout and includes new material on dowry, singlehood, adoption, the transformation of the senior generation, changes in family courts and the role of the state in family wellbeing. Families in Asia will be the perfect companion for students and scholars alike who are interested in family sociology, public and social policy, and Asian society and culture more broadly.
9780415455701
Família--Anàlisi transcultural--Àsia
Asia--Condicions socials
ASIA
CAMBIO SOCIAL
CONDICIONES SOCIALES
TAMAÑO DE LA FAMILIA
MATRIMONIO
FORMACIÓN DE LA FAMILIA
DIVORCIO
FAMILIA
HOGAR
392.3(5)