SOCIAL POLICY IN FAMILY LIFE: THE CASE OF CHILD CARE IN SINGAPORE

The international wealth of sociological literature on family policy has grown significantly during the past ten years not only in terms of the number of studies published but, more importantly, in terms of the scope of topics and the depth of analysis. One of the reasons for this concern with family policy is the steadily increasing number of social policy areas (such as health, savings, housing, transport, food supply, recreation and welfare, among others) found to affect either the family as a group or individuals as family members.