Familial solidarity and orientation and life enjoyment in later life, in urban areas of Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore

This article reports on analyses of familial solidarity and orientation and life enjoyment among 40- to 79-year-olds in urban areas of Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. Social, familial and personal factors affecting life enjoyment are analysed along with attitudes to familial solidarity and...

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Published inFamilies, relationships and societies Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 59 - 77
Main Author Leeson, George W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol Policy Press 01.03.2016
The Policy Press
Subjects
Aging
Birthdays
Demographic change
Economic change
Economic development
Election results
Familial Solidarity
Family Orientation
Life Enjoyment
Social cohesion
Sociodemographics
Urban areas
Urbanism
Philippines
Malaysia
Singapore
familial solidarity
family orientation
life enjoyment
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Summary:This article reports on analyses of familial solidarity and orientation and life enjoyment among 40- to 79-year-olds in urban areas of Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. Social, familial and personal factors affecting life enjoyment are analysed along with attitudes to familial solidarity and orientation in later life. Data are drawn from the Global Ageing Survey (GLAS), which includes approximately 1,000 people aged 40 to 79 from each country studied in this article. The results show that familial solidarity and orientation and life enjoyment are inversely affected by the pace of demographic change and economic development and by opportunity variables differently.
Bibliography:2046-7435(20160330)5:1L.59;1-
ISSN:2046-7435
2046-7443
DOI:10.1332/204674314X14113936537907