1st Edition
Parenting in Stepfamilies Social Attitudes, Parental Perceptions and Parenting Behaviours in Hong Kong
1. Introduction. 2. Social Attitudes, Parental Perceptions in Stepparenting and Parenting Behaviours of Stepfamilies: A Review of Western Literature. 3. Traditional Chinese Beliefs and Current Views in Hong Kong Influencing Family Life and Family Relationships. 4. Research Methodology. 5. Social Attitudes and Parental Perceptions of Stepparenting in Stepfamilies in Hong Kong: Findings and Discussion. 6. Parenting Behaviours in Stepfamilies in Hong Kong: Findings and Discussion. 7. Reflections on the Themes and the Issues. 8. Implications for Social Work Practice.
Biography
Nicola Piper is Senior Lecturer and Associate Director at the Centre for Migration Policy Research at Swansea University, UK. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Sheffield, UK. She has published extensively on gender and migration, migrant rights and governance of migration.
’Gladys Lam’s study is a valuable introduction to the complexities and difficulties which arise when Eastern and Western family values come together.’ Olive Stevenson, Professor Emeritus of Social Work Studies, University of Nottingham, UK
