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Country context and family research : trends from Malaysia
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
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Year: 00/01/2026
Abstract: Malaysia demographic transition: youth population shrinking, senior population growing and Malaysia entering an ageing society. Senior live longer, creating higher dependency ratios. For marriage and family trends there are declining marriage rates, delayed family formation. Divorce rates increasing, reshaping household stability. For household structure it shift from extended families to smaller nuclear households. Rising living costs discourage larger families. For fertility, Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is now below the replacement level (2.1)
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Communication activities between spouses during covid-19 pandemic
Item Type: Article
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Year: 00/12/2021
Abstract: Interpersonal communication is vital in every relationship. In this current situation of pandemic Covid 19, movement control orders (MCO) have been implemented by the government. Due to the MCO, people spend more time at home and the communication activities within the family might change as well. Thus, this research will conduct a qualitative method (in-depth interviews) to investigate the communication activities and the effects of those activities between spouses during the pandemic of Covid 19.
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Correlates and consequences of delayed marriage in Malaysia
Item Type: Article
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Year: 01/10/2021
Abstract: This paper aims to examine the correlates of age at first marriage and the consequences of late marriage. Data for this paper were drawn from the 2014 Malaysian Population and Family Survey. Simple cross- tabulation and multiple classification analysis were used for the analysis. Age at marriage of women varied across socioeconomic groups.
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