Beschreibung
Provides a conceptual framework of divorce biography to understand divorce as a process shaped by choices, communities and contextsOffers a nuanced perspective on divorce by discussing both the precarious and productive aspects of the experienceChallenges conventional understandings of family configurations and practicesEnriches the sociological discussion on individualisation, family, friendship, personal life and intimacy
Autorenporträt
Sharon Ee Ling QUAH (PhD) is a family sociologist whose research focuses on divorce, family, personal relationships, individualisation, gender and transnational and alternative intimacies. She is a Research Fellow with the Changing Family in Asia research cluster at National University of Singapore (NUS), Asia Research Institute (ARI). At NUS ARI, she is conducting a new research project on transnational divorce in Singapore as the Principal Investigator with a research grant awarded by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (Singapore Government). Prior to this appointment, she was a postdoctoral fellow with the same research cluster at NUS ARI. She was recently conferred the Doctor of Philosophy degree from The University of Sydney in April 2013.
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