Download or read book Malay Kinship and Marriage in Singapore written by Judith Djamour and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Djamour spent two years in Singapore, both in the city and in a Malay fishing village, and her first-hand account draws a lively and sympathetic picture of behaviour within the family and between kinsmen. It is nonetheless an important contribution to social anthropology and discusses, as its central topic, the instability of Malay marriage. The causes and consequences of this phenomenon, which involve social, economic, and psychological considerations, are analysed in some detail. The social picture which emerges has wide validity throughout the country and should prove of value to all who seek a fuller knowledge of Malay society.
Download or read book Malay Kinship and Marriage in Singapore written by Judith Djamour and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Contemporary Family in Singapore written by Eddie C. Y. Kuo and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve essays on the sociology of the family in Singapore in the modern period.
Download or read book Judith Djamour written by Judith Djamour and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interethnic Marriage in Singapore written by Riaz Hassan and published by Institute of Southeast Asian. This book was released on 1974 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines an important aspect of inter-ethnic relations, namely inter-ethnic marriage, in Singapore, 'one of Southeast Asia's most ethnically heterogenous societies'. With chapters on the sociological significance, sociological factors and types of such marriage, traditional sociocultural organization and ethnic marrying-out rates, and an assessment of findings and research possibilities.
Download or read book Islam Modernity and Entrepreneurship among the Malays written by P. Sloane and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-11-23 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is based on original research on the entrepreneurial leaders in the Malay community and on the author's own participation in Malay business ventures. Sloane draws on her experience of working in Wall Street to analyse the ironies and contradictions in both the prevailing Western, Asian and Malay definitions of entrepreneurship and the 'heroes' of competing styles of capitalism.
Download or read book Culture and Customs of Singapore and Malaysia written by Jaime Koh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the contemporary culture and traditional customs of Singapore and Malaysia in a volume that belongs on shelves in every high school and public library. Culture and Customs of Singapore and Malaysia examines all aspects of contemporary life in these two geographically close and historically and culturally connected nations, starting with the people fighting to maintain a balance between the new and the traditional. The book shows how religion has evolved through time in the two nations and examines how literature and traditional crafts thrive today. It highlights the performing arts and entertainment, noting how Western culture has influenced and shaped new customs. Housing and architecture, both modern and traditional, are discussed, along with cuisine and fashion. Students can use the book to analyze gender roles and family life. They can also read about the ways in which festivals are celebrated and can compare and contrast leisure activities of Singapore and Malaysia with their own. The volume concludes with a look to the future of these two evolving countries, both moving toward modernity, but still holding on to the traditions of the past.
Download or read book Family and Population Changes in Singapore written by Wei-Jun Jean Yeung and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book depicts the evolution of Singapore’s family and population landscape in the last half a century, the related public policies, and future challenges. Since the country gained independence in 1965, family and population policies have been integral to her nation-building strategies. The chapters discuss the changes in population compositions, family structures, relations, and values among major ethnic groups. They also discuss policies for vulnerable populations such as female-headed households, cross-cultural families, same-sex partnering, the elderly, and low-income families.
Download or read book Lee Kuan Yew The Crucial Years written by Alex Josey and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This facsimile edition of Alex Josey’s Lee Kuan Yew: The Crucial Years (1968) contains practically everything that Singapore’s first prime minister had said politically since his student days at Cambridge right up to his speeches at the 1971 Commonwealth Prime Minister’s Conference held in Singapore. More than a political biography of a remarkable Asian statesman, this indispensable volume shows how Lee successfully created an independent multiracial nation while tackling and solving problems which confront all developing states. The account ends in 1970 when Singapore was faced with the gloomy prospect of the withdrawal of British troops in 1971, and the necessity of creating, almost overnight, a credible Singapore defence force.
Download or read book International Bibliography of the Social Sciences written by International Committe for Social Sciences and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1967-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Readings in Malay Adat Laws written by M. B. Hooker and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Marital Disputes in Malaysia written by Sven Cederoth Cederroth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trend found in many Islamic societies in recent years has been the increasing regulation of family life by Islamic law and a corresponding move away from customary law and informal conflict resolution procedures. The situation in Malaysia, particularly in urban Malay society, is no exception here. Several studies already exist of the nature and extent of Malaysia's Islamic judicial system but the general tendency has been to ignore the actual operation of the syariah courts and related institutions. This study addresses this need with an in-depth analysis of the key area of intra-family conflict and demonstrates that, although formally the counsellor, kadi and judge have defined roles for conflict resolution, in practice much flexibility is evident in the use of consultation, conciliation, mediation, arbitration and adjudication techniques. This study will be of special interest to legal anthropologists and those scholars interested in the increasing application of Islamic law in many different countries.
Download or read book Singapore Women s Charter written by Theresa W Devasahayam and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in this book are an assembly of commentaries by a distinguished team of specialists on the social impact of the Singapore Women's Charter on women and men. The Women's Charter is the main legislation protecting women's rights in the context of the family in Singapore. Highlights of this book include the reasons for the significance of legislation to protect women's rights in marriage; how the legislation came about; case studies from Southeast Asia; how the Singapore Women's Charter evolved and became established; how the Charter goes beyond protecting women's rights by reinforcing men's and women's obligations and duties in a marital partnership; how the Charter has come to be perceived by men and women especially in its enforcement in the context of divorce; and the social repercussions of the Charter on the family in its application. There has been ongoing discussion on the implications of the Charter on the lives of Singaporean women and men for some years since its implementation. The purpose of this book is to enrich our understanding of this legislation further - its objectives, efficacy and shortfalls.
Download or read book Bewitching Women Pious Men written by Aihwa Ong and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1995-09-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection presents new ethnographic research, framed in terms of new theoretical developments, and contains fine scholarship and lively writing."—Janet Hoskins, University of Southern California "This is a wonderful collection of essays. At one level they tell us about the transformation and often painful fragmentation of gendered selves in post-colonial states and a speeded-up transnational world. At another level they display the continuing power of ethnography to surprise and move us."—Sherry Ortner, University of California, Berkeley
Download or read book Area Handbook for Malaysia written by John William Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General study of Malaysia - covers historical and geographical aspects, the demographic aspects and social structures, living conditions, education, cultural factors, religion, the government, political leadership, the economic structure, the industrial structure, agriculture, labour relations, national income and budget, trade, international relations, banking, the administration of justice, the armed forces, etc. Bibliography pp. 583 to 614, map and references.
Download or read book The Individualization of Chinese Society written by Yunxiang Yan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese society has seen phenomenal change in the last 30 years. Two of the most profound changes have been the rise of the individual in both public and private spheres and the consequent individualization of Chinese society itself. Yet, despite China's recent dramatic entrance into global politics and economics, neither of these significant shifts has been fully analysed. China may indeed present an alternative model of social transformation in the age of globalisation - so its path to development may have particular implications for the developing world.The Individualization of Chinese Society reveals how individual agency has been on the rise since the 1970s and how this has impacted on everyday life and Chinese society more broadly. The book presents a wide range of detailed case studies - on the impact of economic policy, patterns of kinship, changes in marriage relations and the socio-economic position of women, the development of youth culture, the politics of consumerism, and shifting power relations in everyday life.
Download or read book Ordinary Ethics in China written by Charles Stafford and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide range of anthropological case studies, this book focuses on ordinary ethics in contemporary China. The book examines the kinds of moral and ethical issues that emerge (sometimes almost unnoticed) in the flow of everyday life in Chinese communities. How are schoolchildren judged to be good or bad by their teachers and their peers - and how should a 'bad' student be dealt with? What exactly do children owe their parents, and how should this debt be repaid? Is it morally acceptable to be jealous if one's neighbours suddenly become rich? Should the wrongs of the past be forgotten, e.g. in the interests of communal harmony, or should they be dealt with now? In the case of China, such questions have obviously been shaped by the historical contexts against which they have been posed, and by the weight of various Chinese traditions. But this book approaches them on a human scale. More specifically, it approaches them from an anthropological perspective, based on participation in the flow of everyday life during ethnographic fieldwork in Chinese communities.
