Title
Year
Author
A comparative study of divorce in three Chinese societies: Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong
A comparative study of divorce in three Chinese societies: Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong
2000
Jeng, Wei-Shiuan
McKenry, Patrick C.
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Jeng, Wei-Shiuan McKenry, Patrick C. |
Title |
A comparative study of divorce in three Chinese societies: Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong |
Source Title | Journal of Divorce & Remarriage |
Publication Date | 2000 |
DOI |
http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J087v34n01_09 |
Subject |
Divorce--Singapore Divorce--Hong Kong (China) Divorce--Taiwan |
Page | 143-161 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 1-2 |
Description |
Uses the concepts of the social exchange theory to analyze the cost of divorce and its impact on divorce rates. Findings suggest that, while industrialization triggers change similar to the West, cultural values, the physical environment, the legal system, and public policies affect the range and direction of family response and change |
A preliminary survey on single-parent families
A preliminary survey on single-parent families
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Singapore Council of Social Service |
Title |
A preliminary survey on single-parent families |
Publication Date | 1979 |
Publisher | Singapore : The Council |
Call Number | HQ759.915 Pre |
Subject |
Single-parent family -- Singapore |
Page | 10 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
A qualitative analysis of disclosure of parental incarceration to children in Singapore: implications for best practice
A qualitative analysis of disclosure of parental incarceration to children in Singapore: implications for best practice
2021
Chiu, Marcus Y. L.
Lee, Roy M. H.
Lye, Reynard X. W.
Nithiamurugan Ganapathy
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Chiu, Marcus Y. L. Lee, Roy M. H. Lye, Reynard X. W. Nithiamurugan Ganapathy |
Title |
A qualitative analysis of disclosure of parental incarceration to children in Singapore: implications for best practice |
Source Title | Qualitative Social Work |
Publication Date | 2021 |
DOI |
https://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473325020931181 |
Subject |
Children of prisoners -- Singapore Prisoners -- Family relationships -- Singapore Parent and child -- Singapore Bad news -- Singapore |
Page | 1115-1134 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
restrictedAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 4 |
Abstract |
Children are often the unintended victims of incarceration, and are frequently subjected to extreme hardship following the arrest of a parent, but their right to information is always compromised in the name of protection. Disclosure of incarceration can be equally challenging for both the family caregivers and the children. This paper presents the data from interviews about disclosure of incarceration, looking at how 10 caregiver–child dyadic pairs interacted and handled disclosure in the process. Disclosure is taken as a continuous process requiring the caregivers and the children to negotiate and make sense of it, rather than a static, one-off decision. Three dimensions of protection have been identified (i.e., protection from future blame, protection of the child, and protection of the inmate), together with the intent to use the disclosure for educational purposes. Although there was not a case where the children protested having limited or no information, they varied in their responses. A lack of interest in asking for essential information and intentional avoidance of the topic of parent’s incarceration have been observed in some children. Self-regulated submission by the child is a result of many factors, including a tacit demand to acknowledge parental authority and a caring intent not to add to the caregiver’s burdens. This article also highlights implications and recommendations for changing professional practice and policy guidelines to promote children’s rights and their healthy growth amidst the challenges of life. |
A study of family planning in Singapore: the first five-year national family planning program, 1966-70
A study of family planning in Singapore: the first five-year national family planning program, 1966-70
1972
Chang, Chen Tung
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Chang, Chen Tung |
Title |
A study of family planning in Singapore: the first five-year national family planning program, 1966-70 |
Publication Date | 1972 |
Publisher | Singapore : Economic Research Centre, University of Singapore |
Call Number | HQ766.512 Cha |
Subject |
Birth control -- Singapore |
Page | 70 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
A study on widowed families
A study on widowed families
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Singapore Council of Social Service |
Title |
A study on widowed families |
Publication Date | 1986 |
Publisher | Singapore : The Council |
Call Number | HQ759.915 Stu |
Subject |
Single-parent family -- Singapore Widows -- Singapore Social surveys -- Singapore Malays -- Singapore -- Social conditions |
Page | 30 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
An ecological study of families in transitional housing - 'housed but not homed'
An ecological study of families in transitional housing - 'housed but not homed'
2016
Teo, Poh Leng
Chiu, Marcus Yu-Lung
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Teo, Poh Leng Chiu, Marcus Yu-Lung |
Title |
An ecological study of families in transitional housing - 'housed but not homed' |
Source Title | Housing Studies |
Publication Date | 2016 |
DOI |
http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org//10.1080/02673037.2015.1106064 |
Subject |
Homeless families -- Singapore Temporary housing -- Singapore Homelessness -- Singapore |
Page | 560-577 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
restrictedAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 5 |
Abstract |
This article discusses the sense of homelessness among nine homeless families who are in transitional housing in Singapore, where homelessness is minimal and mostly out of the public eye. This study is significant as it investigates homelessness experienced by married couples with children in Singapore, unlike most other research which has examined homelessness among singles or single-parent families, and which is based in Australia, Europe, and the US. The sense of homelessness was shaped by the ecological environment that comprised systemic elements such as kin support, housing policies, and non-housing policies like citizenship, education, welfare, and so forth. Homelessness was seen as (i) a loss of complete autonomy, control, privacy, and comfort; (ii) the lack of physical, practical, and emotional support from kin; (iii) a compromised 'sense of family' and family decisions; and (iv) hope and endurance while interacting with the ecological system. |
Attitudes on family: survey on social attitudes of Singaporeans (SAS) 2001
Attitudes on family: survey on social attitudes of Singaporeans (SAS) 2001
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Chan, David |
Title |
Attitudes on family: survey on social attitudes of Singaporeans (SAS) 2001 |
Publication Date | 2002 |
Publisher | Singapore : Ministry of Community Development & Sports |
Call Number | HQ690.2 Att 2002 |
Subject |
Family -- Singapore Family -- Research -- Singapore Social surveys -- Singapore |
Page | 33 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Building assets from birth: Singapore's policies
Building assets from birth: Singapore's policies
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Loke, Vernon Sherraden, Michael |
Title |
Building assets from birth: Singapore's policies |
Source Title | Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development |
Publication Date | 2019 |
DOI |
http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2019.1571940 |
Call Number | HV11 ASWD |
Subject |
Child development -- Singapore -- Finance Education savings accounts -- Singapore Medical savings accounts -- Singapore Children -- Government policy -- Singapore Singapore -- Social policy |
Page | 6 - 19 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 1 |
Description |
Singapore has created innovative, inclusive and comprehensive asset-building policies designed to promote social stability and development. Asset building from early childhood is an important part of this overall strategy. In 1993, Singapore’s government initiated a universal child asset-building policy, Edusave, which provides resources for improving educational outcomes. |
Changing family and gender in Singapore
Changing family and gender in Singapore
Collection | Family |
---|---|
Author/Creator |
Tamura, Keiko T. |
Editor |
Hayami, Yoko Koizumi, junko Chalidaporn Songsamphan Ratana Tosakul |
Title |
Changing family and gender in Singapore |
Source Title | The family in flux in Southeast Asia: institution, ideology, practice |
Publication Date | 2012 |
Publisher | Kyoto : Kyoto University Press |
Call Number | HQ671 Fam 2012 |
Subject |
Families -- Singapore Family policy -- Singapore |
Page | 163-179 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book Chapter |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Children and their fathers in Singapore: a generational perspective
Children and their fathers in Singapore: a generational perspective
Collection | Family |
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Author/Creator |
Hing, Ai Yun |
Editor |
Chan, Kwok Bun |
Title |
Children and their fathers in Singapore: a generational perspective |
Source Title | International Handbook of Chinese Families |
Publication Date | 2013 |
Publisher | New York, NY: Springer |
DOI |
https://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0266-4_20 |
Call Number | HQ684 Int 2013 |
Subject |
Chinese -- Singapore -- History Father and child -- Singapore -- History Fatherhood -- Singapore -- History |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book Chapter |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
restrictedAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Abstract |
This chapter examines fathering practises in Singapore with respondents across three generations, from migrant settlers to their modern-day descendants. This generational perspective allows for an exploration of the changes in fatherhood practises and role modelling over four decades of Singapore’s industrial development in the period following decolonisation. Ideological shifts in the cultural image of the father are examined. The transformation of the father’s role, from a rigid, disciplinary patriarch to a more empathic and reflective “father-friend” has not been smooth, and its success is linked to socioeconomic class, education and democratic dialogue. Fathers lacking emotional vocabulary tend to practise silent intimacy, relying on wives to act as emotional intermediaries to communicate with children. Concomitant with the rise of consumerism, a pattern of fathers commodifying love through the advancement of gifts to family members is observed, with affluence levels tied to class determining the viability of such expressions. While some new fathers attempt to establish better dialogue with their children, the ecology of the state, with its emphasis on productivity, pushes fathers to concentrate on career, resulting in a perpetuation of silent intimacy to the detriment of children and family life. |
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