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Book Straughan, P. (2009). Marriage dissolution in Singapore: revisiting family values and ideology in marriage. Boston: Brill.
Book Chapter Chan, P.C.W. 2010. "Shared values of Singapore: sexual minority rights as Singaporean value“. Pp. 9-26 in Protection of sexual minorities since Stonewall: progress and stalemate in developed and developing countries , edited by Phil C.W. Chan. London: Routledge.
Journal Article Teo, Y. 2010. "Shaping the Singapore family, producing the state and society." Economy and Society 39(3):337-359. 6
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Sun, Shirley Hsiao-Li. 2012. “Care expectations, mismatched: state and family in contemporary Source Singapore." International Journal of Sociology title and Social Policy 32(11-12):650-63. Volume (issue no)
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Morillo, Hannah M., Joseph J. Capuno and Jr Amado M. Mendoza. 2013. "Views and values on family among Filipinos: an empirical Pages exploration." Asian Journal of Social Science 41(1):5-28 Publication year
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Filial piety and intergenerational relationships in contemporary Singaporean society Identify Keywords filial piety
intergenerational
Singapore
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Shifting gender roles in the dual income family Identify Keywords dual income
family
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Suggested search topics 1. Discuss the ways in which globalization affects family life and structure?
6. For better or for worse? Young adults’ perceptions on marriage and social well-being.
2. “Choosing a life-partner and getting married is a private and personal choice.” Discuss from the sociological perspective.
7. Unpaid work, such as caring for children and housework, is often the women’s responsibility. Why?
3. Single mum versus single dad! Who makes a better a parent?
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