Marriage dissolution in Singapore : revisiting family values and ideology in marriage /
The meanings of marriage and divorce have shifted significantly in the past few decades, particularly in economies in Asia where rapid economic growth has transformed the social fabric. This book arises from possibly the most comprehensive study of divorce done in Singapore. The study highlights the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
©2009.
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Colección: | Social sciences in Asia ;
v. 23. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The meanings of marriage and divorce have shifted significantly in the past few decades, particularly in economies in Asia where rapid economic growth has transformed the social fabric. This book arises from possibly the most comprehensive study of divorce done in Singapore. The study highlights the root causes of divorce, and focuses on the impact of changing ideologies on marital stability. Themes that surfaced in the appreciation of why some marriages fail include women's changing expectations and their roles in the family, courtship expectations and the role of romantic love, parenthood de. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 176 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-172) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789047424932 904742493X 1283061589 9781283061582 9786613061584 6613061581 |
ISSN: | 1567-2794 ; |