Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.

Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.

The data and experiences of Singapore show that fertility continue to decline even when national policies have been developed and continuously boosted to encourage procreation in recent years. This dissertation seeks to explain why the Total Fertility Rates (TFR) in Singapore had fallen over the yea...

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Main Author: Chan, Eunice Frances Hiang Hwee.
Other Authors: Karan, Kavita
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Promotional communication::Communication campaigns
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1680
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-16802019-12-10T11:43:26Z Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion. Chan, Eunice Frances Hiang Hwee. Karan, Kavita Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Promotional communication::Communication campaigns The data and experiences of Singapore show that fertility continue to decline even when national policies have been developed and continuously boosted to encourage procreation in recent years. This dissertation seeks to explain why the Total Fertility Rates (TFR) in Singapore had fallen over the years and how the current attitudes of women today towards motherhood and abortion have contributed to the drastic fertility decline. This study addresses three basic questions: (1) What are the key values and beliefs that influence Singapore women's attitudes and decision towards motherhood and abortion? (2) Are there any differing levels in the values and beliefs of motherhood and abortion amongst the Singaporean women? (3) What are the best communication strategies to educate women towards family, children and abortions? ​Master of Mass Communication 2008-09-10T08:35:16Z 2008-09-10T08:35:16Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1680 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Chan, Eunice Frances Hiang Hwee.
Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.
description The data and experiences of Singapore show that fertility continue to decline even when national policies have been developed and continuously boosted to encourage procreation in recent years. This dissertation seeks to explain why the Total Fertility Rates (TFR) in Singapore had fallen over the years and how the current attitudes of women today towards motherhood and abortion have contributed to the drastic fertility decline. This study addresses three basic questions: (1) What are the key values and beliefs that influence Singapore women's attitudes and decision towards motherhood and abortion? (2) Are there any differing levels in the values and beliefs of motherhood and abortion amongst the Singaporean women? (3) What are the best communication strategies to educate women towards family, children and abortions?
author2 Karan, Kavita
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Chan, Eunice Frances Hiang Hwee.
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author Chan, Eunice Frances Hiang Hwee.
author_sort Chan, Eunice Frances Hiang Hwee.
title Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.
title_short Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.
title_full Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.
title_fullStr Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.
title_full_unstemmed Fertility in Singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.
title_sort fertility in singapore: communication strategies to change attitudes of women towards abortion.
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