(Un)tying the Knot
Ideal and Reality in Asian Marriage
Published on 31. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-981-05-1428-0 (ISBN)
Description
What is happening to marriage in Asia? The traditional model of marriage in Asia is under siege. Increasing levels of education, changing roles of women and upheavals in the nature of employment and economic opportunities are affecting the demography of marriage. Factors such as the age at which both men and women marry, the proportion of the population that remains single, stability of marriages, the number of cross-culture and inter-ethnic marriages and the decision on bearing children all contribute significantly to the evolving landscape of the family in Asia. (Un)tying the Knot is a collection of essays by scholars and social activists exploring aspects of marriage and divorce in Southeast and East Asia, India and beyond.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Publishing group
NUS Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-981-05-1428-0 (9789810514280)
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Gavin Jones has vast experience in population research for over 3 decades in Southeast Asia and in Australia. He has written widely on fertility, nuptiality, population policy, education, and urbanisation and, most recently, on delayed marriage and non-marriage in Southeast and East Asia, inequality of access to education, and the dynamics of population and employment change in the megacities of Asia. Kamalini Ramdas is a Research Assistant with Asia Research Institute (ARI). She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a MA by research with the Department of Geography. Her research interests include non-governmental organisations, volunteerism and civil society.