Care relations in Southeast Asia : the family and beyond

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

Preface Patcharawalai Wongboonsin and Jo-Pei Tan List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction Patcharawalai Wongboonsin and Jo-Pei Tan Part 1: Cultural, Demographic and Socio-economic Background of Care Relations 2 Cultural, Demographic, Socio-economic Background and Care Relations in Malaysia Rahimah Ibrahim, Jo-Pei Tan, Tengku Aizan Hamid and Asmidawati Ashari 3 Changes in Family Composition and Care Relations in the Kingdom of Thailand Patcharawalai Wongboonsin, Thuttai Keeratipongpaiboon and Kua Wongboonsin 4 Changes in Family Structure and Care Relations in Vietnam Nguyen Huu Minh Part 2: Attitudes and Practices in Care 5 Care Relations Within the Family Jo-Pei Tan and Rahimah Ibrahim 6 Care Relations Among Non-coresident Families Nguyen Huu Minh, Tran Thi Minh Thi, Patcharawalai Wongboonsin, Jo-Pei Tan and Rahimah Ibrahim 7 Main Elderly and Child Care Provider: Who is and Who Should Be? Patcharawalai Wongboonsin and Pataporn Sukontamarn Part 3: Synopsis and Way Forward 8 Convergence versus Divergence: Care Relations across Three Societies Jo-Pei Tan, Ki Soo Eun, Patcharalawai Wongboonsin, Kua Wongboonsin, Rahimah Ibrahim and Nguyen Huu Minh 9 Synopsis and Way Forward Patcharawalai Wongboonsin, Rahimah Ibrahim, Jo Pei Tan and Tengku Aizan Hamid Appendix Index