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Care Relations in Southeast Asia: The Family and Beyond, edited by Patcharawalai Wongboonsin and Jo-Pei Tan, examines the care relations and transactions within and beyond the family network across three middle-income Southeast Asian countries, namely the Federation of Malaysia, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the national and sub-national level. On the national level, changes and continuity in care relations along the changing demographic, socio-economic and political contexts of each country are addressed. On the sub-national level, the complex dimensions of care relations are analyzed by looking at the attitude towards and practice of elderly and child care within, between and beyond the family system. These regional analyses are based on merged data of three most recent family surveys in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok Metropolis, and Hanoi. Alternative and innovative policy recommendations for current and future challenges are also offered. Contains contributions by: Asmidawati Ashari, Ki Soo Eun, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Rahimah Ibrahim, Thuttai Keeratipongpaiboon, Nguyen Huu Minh, Pataporn Sukontamarn, Jo-Pei Tan, Tran Thi Minh Thi, Kua Wongboonsin and Patcharawalai Wongboonsin
About the author
Patcharawalai Wongboonsin Ph.D. (2004), Kyushu University, Japan, is Professor of Demography at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She has published books, monographs and scientific articles on population and development, family and social policies.
Jo-Pei Tan Ph.D. (2007), University of Oxford, UK, is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Care and Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research interests include intergenerational ties, family studies and parenting in multicultural families, particularly among Asian societies.
