Hew Cheng Sims
Biographic Data
| ID | 796689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hew Cheng Sims |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hew Cheng |
| FAMILY NAME | Sims |
| SIGNATURE | SIMS H C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
For Better or For Worse
The Impact of Urbanization on Family Structure
This paper argues that women and men encounter the processes of migration and urbanization in very gendered ways. It examines state development policies and their role in accelerating the pace of urbanization, Using material from a recently concluded study on single mothers in the lower socio-economic strata, this paper explores the impact of these wider processes on the structure of the family and women from this strata specifically
Bidayuh Housewives in a Changing World
This article is based on a larger ethnographic study of Bidayuh women, a group of minority indigenous women in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The women interviewed were first-generation wageworkers who had migrated from villages to the capital city of Kuching for work in the personal services sector. This article focuses on women who have since withdrawn from the labor market as a result of marriage and children. It discusses why the women left …
The Impact of Urbanization on Family Structure
This paper argues that women and men encounter the processes of migration and urbanization in very gendered ways. It examines state development policies and their role in accelerating the pace of urbanization, Using material from a recently concluded study on single mothers in the lower socio-economic strata, this paper explores the impact of these wider processes on the structure of the family and women from this strata specifically
Bidayuh Housewives in a Changing World
This article is based on a larger ethnographic study of Bidayuh women, a group of minority indigenous women in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The women interviewed were first-generation wageworkers who had migrated from villages to the capital city of Kuching for work in the personal services sector. This article focuses on women who have since withdrawn from the labor market as a result of marriage and children. It discusses why the women left …
The Impact of Urbanization on Family Structure
This paper argues that women and men encounter the processes of migration and urbanization in very gendered ways. It examines state development policies and their role in accelerating the pace of urbanization, Using material from a recently concluded study on single mothers in the lower socio-economic strata, this paper explores the impact of these wider processes on the structure of the family and women from this strata specifically
For Better or For Worse
Economics (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Asian Studies and History (1 work) · Bourgeoisie (1 work) · Capital (architecture) (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Demography (1 work)