Demographic and Family Transition in Southeast Asia.

• Author: Yeung, Wei-Jun Jean.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (119 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Part I Population, Marriage, Fertility and Household Structures -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background for Family Transition in Southeast Asia -- 1.2 Explaining Global Family Changes -- 1.2.1 Historical Context -- 1.2.2 Kinship Patterns -- 1.2.3 Cultural Diversity -- 1.3 Changes in Southeast Asian Families -- 1.3.1 Changing Marriage Patterns -- 1.3.2 Fertility Trends -- 1.3.3 Living Arrangements -- 1.4 Socio-economic Contexts and Transformation -- 1.5 Highlights of the Trends and Patterns -- 1.5.1 Population -- 1.5.2 Socio-economic Development -- 1.5.3 Union Formation and Dissolution -- 1.5.4 Childbearing -- 1.5.5 Household Structure -- 1.5.6 Education -- 1.5.7 Youth Unemployment -- 1.5.8 Child Health -- References -- 2 Trends in Population and Socioeconomic Development in Southeast Asia -- 2.1 Population Structure of Southeast Asia -- 2.2 Population Density -- 2.3 Level of Economic Development -- 2.4 Education -- 2.5 Female Labour Force Participation -- 2.6 Gender Inequality Index (GII) -- References -- 3 Marriage -- 3.1 Singulate Mean Age at Marriage (SMAM) -- 3.2 Singlehood -- 3.3 Divorce -- 3.4 Consensual Union -- References -- 4 Fertility -- 4.1 Total Fertility Rate (TFR) -- 4.2 Mean Age at Childbearing (MAC) -- 4.3 Age-Specific Fertility Rates (ASFR) -- 4.4 Adolescent Fertility Rates -- 4.5 Childlessness -- 4.6 Ideal and Actual Fertility Rates -- References -- 5 Household Structures -- 5.1 Average Household Size in Southeast Asia, 1980-2010 -- 5.2 Household Types in Southeast Asia, 1970-2010 -- 5.2.1 Nuclear Households with Children -- 5.2.2 Number of Nuclear Households Without Children Are Rising -- 5.2.3 No Clear Trend for Extended Family Households -- 5.2.4 Decreasing Single-Parent Households -- 5.2.5 Drop in the Prevalence of Composite Households -- 5.2.6 Rising One-Person Households.

5.3 Living Arrangements Among Older Adults in Southeast Asia -- 5.3.1 Living with Their Children or Spouse -- 5.3.2 Rise in the Number of Independently Living Older Adults -- References -- Part II Child and Youth Well-Being -- 6 Education and Youth Unemployment in Southeast Asia -- 6.1 Youth Literacy Rates -- 6.2 Expected Years in Full-Time Education -- 6.3 Rate of Out-Of-School Children of Primary School Age -- 6.4 Transition Rate from Primary to Lower Secondary Education -- 6.5 Gross Secondary Enrolment Ratio -- 6.6 Gender Parity Index (GPI) in Southeast Asia -- 6.6.1 GPI for Primary School Enrolment -- 6.6.2 GPI for Secondary School Enrolment -- 6.6.3 GPI for Tertiary School Enrolment -- 6.7 Gender Differences in University Graduates by Fields of Study -- 6.8 Population with at least Completed Upper Secondary Education -- 6.9 Population with at least Completed Tertiary Education -- 6.10 Youth Unemployment in Southeast Asia -- References -- 7 Child Health in Southeast Asia -- 7.1 Low-Birthweight Babies -- 7.2 Prevalence of Overweight (% of Children Under 5) -- 7.3 Prevalence of Wasting (% of Children Under 5) -- 7.4 Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate -- References -- 8 Conclusion -- Reference.