Full Description
Research on the family has expanded considerably across Asia but studies tend to be fragmented, focusing on narrow issues within limited areas (cities, towns, small communities) and may not be accessible to international readers. These limitations make it difficult for researchers, students, policy makers, and practitioners to obtain the information they need. The Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia fills that gap by providing a current and comprehensive analysis of Asian families by a wide range of experts in a single publication.
The thirty-two chapters of this comparative and multi-disciplinary volume are organized into nine major themes: conceptual approaches, methodological issues, family life in the context of culture, family relationships across the family life cycle, issues of work and income, stress and conflict, family diversity, family policy and laws, and environmental setting of homes. Each chapter examines family life across Asian countries, studying cultural similarities and differences and exploring how families are changing and what trends are likely to develop in the future. To provide a fruitful learning experience for the reader, each chapter offers examples, relevant data, and a comprehensive list of references.
Offering a complete interdisciplinary overview of families in Asia, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policy makers and practitioners across the disciplines of Asian Studies, Sociology, Demography, Social Work, Law, Social Policy, Anthropology, Geography, Public Health and Architecture.
Contents
Preface
Part 1: Introduction1. Families in Asia: A Kaleidoscope of Continuity and Change
Part 2: Conceptualizing 'Family' in the Asian Context2. Family Theories in the Asian Context
3. Feminist, Constructionist and Other Critical Theories
Part 3: Methodological Issues in Family Research4. Ascertaining Family Phenomena: Measuring Family Behaviour
5. Challenges of Longitudinal Family Studies in Asia
Part 4: Family Life in the Context of Culture6. Singlehood as a Life Style in Asia 7. Dating and Courtship 8. Marriage Practices and Trends 9. Fertility Trends in Asia: Prospects and Implications of Very Low Fertility 10. Motherhood and Childbirth Practices in Asia 11. Fatherhood in Asian Contexts
12. Early Childhood Socialization and Well-being 13. Adolescents and Transition to Adulthood in Asia
Part 5: Family Relationships Across the Life Cycle14. Married Couples and the Marital Relationship in Asia 15. Parent-child and Sibling Relationships in Contemporary Asia 16. Ageing and Grandparenting in Asia
Part 6: Family, Work and Income17. Working Couples: The Dual Income Family
18. Breadwinning, Family and Time over the Life Course
19. Social Class, Poverty and Family Life: Asian Perspectives
Part 7: Uncertainty, Stress and Conflict in the Family20. Preventing and Managing Conflict in the Family 21. Spousal Violence and In-law Conflict in Asia: The Case of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
22. Divorce Trends and Patterns in Asia 23. Remarriage and Stepfamilies 24. Illness and Caregiving in the Family
Part 8: Family Diversity25. Cohabitation in Asia 26. Cohabitation: The Case of Thailand
Part 9: Family, Policies and the Law27. Divorce, the Family Court, and Family Lawyering 28. Legal Protection of Minors: Experiences of Four Common Law Jurisdictions in Asia 29. Legal Protection of Aged Parents and Inheritance Laws in Asia 30. Family Welfare and State Policies in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
Part 10: Space and Environmental Settings of Family Life31. Making a Home: Architectural Features 32. Working from Home: Redesigning Internal Space Use in Homes
