TY - BOOK AU - Quah,Stella R. TI - Families in Asia : : home and kin / SN - 9780415455701 PY - 2009/// CY - London : PB - Routledge KW - Família KW - Àsia KW - lemac KW - Anàlisi transcultural KW - Asia KW - Condicions socials KW - ASIA KW - popin KW - CAMBIO SOCIAL KW - SOCIAL CHANGE KW - CONDICIONES SOCIALES KW - SOCIAL CONDITIONS KW - TAMAÑO DE LA FAMILIA KW - FAMILY SIZE KW - MATRIMONIO KW - MARRIAGE KW - FORMACIÓN DE LA FAMILIA KW - FAMILY BUILDING KW - DIVORCIO KW - DIVORCE KW - FAMILIA KW - FAMILY KW - HOGAR KW - HOUSEHOLD N1 - Inclou bibliografia i índex N2 - 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 ER -