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... continue at home looking after the household and children . During the past eight decades of this century women in most societies have slowly become skilled , have found jobs outside their homes , and have become more involved in the ...
... continue at home looking after the household and children . During the past eight decades of this century women in most societies have slowly become skilled , have found jobs outside their homes , and have become more involved in the ...
Page 107
... continue to perceive marriage and parenthood as part of their top life goals . Such a perception is consistent with folk wisdom and informal oral history which remind us that this has been the case during the past 170 years in Singapore ...
... continue to perceive marriage and parenthood as part of their top life goals . Such a perception is consistent with folk wisdom and informal oral history which remind us that this has been the case during the past 170 years in Singapore ...
Page 212
... continues fostering tradition in people's values ; and meritocracy and productivity continue as the force of economic development ; and the educational system continues providing wider horizons for human potential ; and high technology ...
... continues fostering tradition in people's values ; and meritocracy and productivity continue as the force of economic development ; and the educational system continues providing wider horizons for human potential ; and high technology ...
Contents
Family Formation | 49 |
Marriage and Parenthood as Personal | 105 |
Social Policy and Childcare | 155 |
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