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Family, Work and Wellbeing in Asia

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Editors:
  1. Ming-Chang Tsai

    1. Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

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  2. Wan-chi Chen

    1. Department of Sociology, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan

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  • Includes comparative investigations into changing patterns of familial relationships in Asia
  • Draws upon mixed methodical approaches to family, work and quality of life studies
  • Highlights diversities among genders and age groups with regard to their respective family and work situations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Quality of Life in Asia (QLAS, volume 9)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Family-Work Nexus and Wellbeing in Asia: An Introduction

      • Ming-Chang Tsai, Wan-chi Chen
      Pages 3-17

  3. Family Structure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Familial Exchange and Intergenerational Contact in East Asian Societies

      • Ming-Chang Tsai, Wen-Shan Yang
      Pages 21-42

    3. A New Era in Living Arrangements: Determinants of Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults

      • Minzhi Ye, Yiwei Chen, Yisheng Peng
      Pages 43-64

  5. Family and Work: Reconciliation, Wellbeing and Frustration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Effect of Mothers’ Nonstandard Work Hours on Children’s Wellbeing in Japan

      • Akiko Sato Oishi
      Pages 151-175

    3. Men’s Unpaid Domestic Work: A Critique of (Re)Doing Gender in Contemporary Japan

      • Iori Hamada
      Pages 177-191

    4. Strategies to Facilitate Work and Family Balance in the Nualjit Community of Bangkok

      • Daphne E. Pedersen, Hathairat Punyopashtambha
      Pages 193-209

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 211-213
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About this book

This book delivers timely research on the various interfaces of family and work, and their impacts on individual wellbeing in East and Southeast Asia. It highlights changing family structures and processes, with special attention to inter-generational relationships, gender roles, cultural norms and employment. The book presents both qualitative and quantitative research works, adopting a comparative approach to analyze a number of demographics. In-depth field studies are also included, which present in detail the daily efforts of certain populations to attain better living standards by mobilizing available resources from within and outside the family. As such, the book is a valuable addition to contemporary research perspectives on family, work and living conditions in Asia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ming-Chang Tsai

  • Department of Sociology, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Wan-chi Chen

About the editors

Ming-Chang Tsai is a Research Fellow and Executive Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, RCHSS, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. He is currently President of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee of Social Indicators (RC 55), and Vice-President of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. His primary research interest is in quality of life comparisons in East Asian countries. His recent works include a number of journal articles on comparative studies of family relationships, inter-generational exchange and wellbeing.
 
Wan-Chi Chen is Professor of Sociology at National Taipei University, Taiwan. She is currently the Director of Research Center for Taiwan Development, National Taipei University. Her research areas include education, family, gender and work, with a particular interest in the causes and consequences of individual educational outcomes and how East Asian educational systems work. Her recent works include a number of journal articles on divorce, family relationships, high school tracking in Taiwan, and also the use of social media in social movements.



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