Jointly organised by
- The Changing Family Cluster, Asia Research Institute (ARI), NUS
- Ministry of Community Development, Youth, and Sports (MCYS), Family Research Network
- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
- Department of Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
- Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH), Yong Loo Lin School Of Medicine, NUS
Guest speakers include:
- Dr Noleen HEYZER, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations and Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok
- Prof Greg DUNCAN, Distinguished Professor, University of California at Irvine, Department of Education
- Prof Elizabeth FRANKENBERG, Duke University, Public Policy Studies and Sociology
- Prof Sheila KAMERMAN, Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Child and Youth Problems, Columbia University, School of Social Work
- Dr Mahesh PATEL, Regional Advisor, Social Policy and Economic Analysis, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, Thailand
- Prof Duncan THOMAS, Duke University, Economics and Public Policy Studies
The changing demographic landscape, globalization, natural disasters, financial crises, and the revamping of social safety nets in many Asian countries in the past few decades have subjected countless people to economic stress. Job and income loss, volatile gasoline and food prices, and growing residential insecurity top the list of sources of family economic stress in recent years. The ability of families and governments to adapt to changes in the economy has long lasting implications for the human capital development, the intergenerational mobility, and future economic growth of a society. Research has linked economic stress to emotional distress, health problems, unstable marriages, curtailed family consumption, harsher parenting behavior, and changing marriage, fertility and migration patterns. However, research from western countries where incomes are high and social safety nets are relatively more developed may not be applicable to Asia because of differences in culture, economy, demography, and social policies.
This conference aims to provide a forum for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to share findings about the consequences of economic stress, adaptation behavior, and the policy implications for human capital development and family well-being in Asia. The scope of this conference goes beyond the impact of current financial crisis to include the effect of economic deprivation families experience as a result of marital dissolution, low-wage employment, or trying family events and circumstances. A multidisciplinary group of scholars and experts in international organizations from sociology, economics, social work, public policy, anthropology, from many Asian countries will examine the following topics:
PANEL 1 - ECONOMIC STRESS & SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
PANEL 2 - ECONOMIC STRESS & HEALTH
PANEL 3 - ECONOMIC STRESS, VULNERABILITY & RESILIENCY
PANEL 4 - ECONOMIC STRESS & SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK
PANEL 5 - IMPACT OF ECONOMIC STRESS ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
PANEL 6 - GENDER, PARENTHOOD & FAMILY RELATIONS UNDER ECONOMIC STRESS
PANEL 7 - ECONOMIC STRESS FROM NATURAL DISASTERS
PANEL 8 - ECONOMIC STRESS & MIGRATION
REGISTRATION
Standard SGD 100
NUS Staff / Student* SGD 50
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The fee is inclusive of the conference kit, abstract booklet, lunch & refreshments.
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Applicants should send in their bank drafts or cheques made payable to the "National University of Singapore", together with a completed registration form to the conference secretariat.
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*Students are required to attach a copy of their current student card or any other form of student identification.
Please click here for the Registration Form.
CONTACT DETAILS
Conference Convenors
Prof Jean Yeung (ariywj@nus.edu.sg)
Asia Research Institute and Department of Sociology, NUS
Prof Angelique Chan (socchana@nus.edu.sg)
Department of Sociology and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Prof Gavin Jones (arigwj@nus.edu.sg)
Asia Research Institute and Department of Sociology, NUS
Dr Yap Mui Teng (yap.muiteng@nus.edu.sg)
Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Secretariat
Ms Valerie Yeo
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
#10-01 Tower Block,469A Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
Email: valerie.yeo@nus.edu.sg
Tel: (65) 6516 5279
Fax: (65) 6779 1428 |
