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Values, change and inter-generational ties between two generations of women in Singapore
Author(s)	Peggy Teo, Elspeth Graham, Brenda S A Yeoh
Journal title	Ageing and Society, vol 23, part 3, May 2003
Pages	pp 327-348
Keywords	Older women ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Family relationships ; Attitude ; Singapore.
Annotation	Personal values are framed by social contexts and carried through a person's lifecourse, but are sufficiently malleable to adapt to changing conditions. The dynamic character of personal values should be more frequently recognised in studies of inter-generational ties. This study examines the relationships between two generations of Singaporean women and their divergent values about gender roles, preference for the gender of children, family formation, care-giving and living arrangements. Younger women embrace more western views, whilst their older counterparts uphold Confucian values. Previous studies have tended to characterise inter-generational ties as conveying "conflict" or "solidarity", but here the concept of "ambivalence" is employed to show that contradictory values co-exist, and that inter-generational ties encapsulate the negotiated outcome of complex attitudes, values and aspirations. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030530204 A
Classmark	BD: SR: SS: DS:SJ: DP: 7XD
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