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Delayed marriage and the fertility crisis in East and Southeast Asia
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2006
Abstract: The fertility transition in Asian Countries is part of the worldwide fertility transition and one of the most fundamental events of the last half of the 20th century. In general, this has been associated with greatly increased child survival and changes in the economy and society...[Read More]
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Emerging role of daughters in the context of new challenges and opportunities of maintaining family system
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2006
Abstract: My paper is based upon a long term study of the role of educated working women in the maintenance and revitatlisation of the institution of family in India in the urban settings in the era of modernisation. The institution of family has been stressed due to the pressures of...[Read More]
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Protecting and strengthening the family through National Family Planning Programme: Indonesia's experience
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2006
Abstract: Indonesia, similar to other countries in the region, has been experiencing problems that threaten family cohesiveness, such as: poverty, prolonged socio-economic crisis, modernization and globalization. If not addressed adequately these threats to family cohesiveness will also be...[Read More]
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The development of antisocial behaviour in adolescence: child,family, peer and school influences
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2006
Abstract: This paper focuses on pathways to antisocial behaviour in adolescence, as well as resilience against antisocial behaviour, with particular attention being given to family influences on these pathways. Findings are presented from an ongoing, 23-year longitudinal study that has followed...[Read More]
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Protecting and strengthening the family: challenges and opportunies
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2006
Abstract: Findings from the Malaysian Population and Family Survey 2004. Perceptions of relationships among family members found that as many as 98.5% of women said they had good family relationships comprising 99% Malays, 98% Chinese and 95% Indians. A total of 99% of men also stated that they...[Read More]
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Interaction among family members: a Malaysian case study
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Year: 2006
Abstract: The perceived relationship among family members are 98.5% of women said that they have good family relationship while 99% of men said the same. Meanwhile, 99.3% of women who did not have financial difficulty stated that they have good family relationship compared to those who have...[Read More]
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Population, poverty and HIV/Aids
Item Type: Newsletter
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Year: 2005
Abstract: By June 2004, the cumulative number of HIV infections was 60,621 with 8,840 cases of AIDS and 6,523 deaths. The main mode of transmission is intravenous drug use followed by heterosexual transmission. The HIV infection rate is highest among young adults aged 20-39 years while the...[Read More]
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The 38th session of the Commission on Population and Development on agenda item 5: general debate on national experience in population matters: population, development and HIV/AIDS with particular emphasis on poverty, New York, 5 April 2005
Item Type: Country Statement
Year: 2005
Abstract: The Government of Malaysia acknowledges the vast impact of the HIV epidemic on the demographic profile of the country. It affects population growth, distribution and structure. It impacts upon widowhood with the concomitant increase in orphans among children and in the reduction of the...[Read More]
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Population growth and population ageing
Item Type: Newsletter
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Year: 2005
Abstract: Population ageing has significant implications on the communities, families and the individuals, in the context of social change. With increasing age at marriage, more and more people are delaying family formation such that many retirees still have to support their young children. This...[Read More]
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