Abstract
Families in Singapore have been transformed with unprecedented speed since nationhood was achieved in 1965. Modern Singapore is characterized by family composition that reflects trends including: low and declining fertility, postponed marriage and maternal age at first birth, increased rates of singlehood and divorce, and a rapidly aging population. Despite a series of pro-marriage and pro-natalist policies, Singapore's contemporary families are smaller and include more single adults and fewer children, putting the capacity for Singaporeans to maintain the traditional form of the family value of filial piety at risk.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119085621 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470658451 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Keywords
- aging
- Asia: ethnicity
- family
- family structure
- intergenerational relations
- marriage
- reproduction
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