Who will care for me? : a qualitative research on the practice of filial piety among the Malays in contemporary Singapore.

Since its legislation in 1996, the “Maintenance of Parent Act” has received considerable attention with regard to the debate on filial obligation. With Singapore’s aging population, a decline in the informal support of the elderly is feared. The paper takes a fresh perspective of the traditional ide...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nurlizawaty Jalil.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/22123