Singlehood in contemporary Singapore.

Contemporary theorizing about family life suggests an increasing ‘individualization’ of social life, whereby diverse forms of family are beginning to emerge. Among which is the increasing rate of divorce, singlehood and alternative family arrangements, which raises concerns over the displacement of...

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Main Author: Suhailah Binte Hamzah.
Other Authors: Teo You Yenn
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-517082019-12-10T12:17:38Z Singlehood in contemporary Singapore. Suhailah Binte Hamzah. Teo You Yenn School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences Contemporary theorizing about family life suggests an increasing ‘individualization’ of social life, whereby diverse forms of family are beginning to emerge. Among which is the increasing rate of divorce, singlehood and alternative family arrangements, which raises concerns over the displacement of social ties with an abundance of atomized individuals. Central to this rising concern is the weakening of family ties and declining significance of marriage as choice and agency begins to dictate one’s social life. Singles are particularly placed at the forefront of these theoretical claims. By exploring individuals’ experience of singlehood in relation to the family and the state as well as their perspective on marriage, I wish to assess the theoretical claims of this ‘individualization’ in the context of Singapore. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-09T02:51:07Z 2013-04-09T02:51:07Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51708 en Nanyang Technological University 29 p. application/pdf
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Suhailah Binte Hamzah.
Singlehood in contemporary Singapore.
description Contemporary theorizing about family life suggests an increasing ‘individualization’ of social life, whereby diverse forms of family are beginning to emerge. Among which is the increasing rate of divorce, singlehood and alternative family arrangements, which raises concerns over the displacement of social ties with an abundance of atomized individuals. Central to this rising concern is the weakening of family ties and declining significance of marriage as choice and agency begins to dictate one’s social life. Singles are particularly placed at the forefront of these theoretical claims. By exploring individuals’ experience of singlehood in relation to the family and the state as well as their perspective on marriage, I wish to assess the theoretical claims of this ‘individualization’ in the context of Singapore.
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