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Unease: Life In Singapore Families
Unease: Life In Singapore Families
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Sociologist and bestselling author Teo You Yenn turns her eyes to the contours and rhythms of life inside families, exploring how ‘kiasu’ parents are made and investigating the ways in which inequality marks life in contemporary Singapore. Drawing from in-depth interviews with parents from all walks of life, Unease examines how social structures, individual strategies and common practices come to produce Singaporean ‘cultures’ of doing family.
An incisive exposé of how the logics of hierarchy, competition and unequal worth infect ordinary people’s lives, Unease asks what these cost parents, children and the values we hold as a society. And what possibilities are there for living differently?
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Insight into Singapore families' societal pressures and inequalities.
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Who is this book for?
If you're curious about family life in modern Singapore and how societal expectations impact parents and children, this book is a compelling read. Teo You Yenn offers a thoughtful exploration of the underlying social dynamics that shape familial behavior and values, making it particularly insightful for those interested in sociology and cultural studies.