It takes two to tango: living with in-law
This paper discusses how married couples negotiate their daily experiences living with their in-laws. Alongside societies undergoing modernization, Singapore becomes an interesting context to look at as it illustrates a society that follows traditional Asian values where intergenerational living is...
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| author | Tay, Alicia Rei Teng Yap, Dionne Kay Lynn |
| author2 | Shannon Ang |
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| description | This paper discusses how married couples negotiate their daily experiences living with their in-laws. Alongside societies undergoing modernization, Singapore becomes an interesting context to look at as it illustrates a society that follows traditional Asian values where intergenerational living is typical/a norm. However, this is contrasted against recent trends of fewer 3-Generational (3G) families. Through semi-structured interviews with 10 married couples, it aims to better understand how ambivalence plays out across generations, within couples, and how it is navigated through conflict avoidance. The findings suggest 3 strategies utilized by couples in their day-to-day interactions: (1) Accommodating, (2) Compartmentalizing and (3) Giving each other space. This study concludes with discussing how these strategies might point to why such trends occur and how this study could be further extended. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1685232023-06-18T15:31:54Z It takes two to tango: living with in-law Tay, Alicia Rei Teng Yap, Dionne Kay Lynn Shannon Ang School of Social Sciences shannon.ang@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women This paper discusses how married couples negotiate their daily experiences living with their in-laws. Alongside societies undergoing modernization, Singapore becomes an interesting context to look at as it illustrates a society that follows traditional Asian values where intergenerational living is typical/a norm. However, this is contrasted against recent trends of fewer 3-Generational (3G) families. Through semi-structured interviews with 10 married couples, it aims to better understand how ambivalence plays out across generations, within couples, and how it is navigated through conflict avoidance. The findings suggest 3 strategies utilized by couples in their day-to-day interactions: (1) Accommodating, (2) Compartmentalizing and (3) Giving each other space. This study concludes with discussing how these strategies might point to why such trends occur and how this study could be further extended. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology 2023-06-14T08:10:36Z 2023-06-14T08:10:36Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Tay, A. R. T. & Yap, D. K. L. (2023). It takes two to tango: living with in-law. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168523 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168523 en SSS/SOC/2022/S1/025 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women Tay, Alicia Rei Teng Yap, Dionne Kay Lynn It takes two to tango: living with in-law |
| title | It takes two to tango: living with in-law |
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| title_full_unstemmed | It takes two to tango: living with in-law |
| title_short | It takes two to tango: living with in-law |
| title_sort | it takes two to tango living with in law |
| topic | Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women |
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