List of Figures and Tablesix
About the Contributorsxi
Forewordxxi
Chapter 1: A Demographic Portrait of the Filipino Family: A Glimpse from the Recent Past 
Jeofrey B. Abalos1
Narratives of Parenthood
Chapter 2: The Road to Visibility: IVF and Motherhood Journey of Filipino Influencers 
Samuel I. Cabbuag21
Chapter 3: Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Family: Stories Behind Bars 
Romulo Nieva Jr35
Chapter 4: Acceptance Is Key: Toward a Framework for Understanding Serial Cohabitation 
Veronica L. Gregorio51
Chapter 5: Selected Cases of Teenage Fatherhood in the Philippines: An Analysis of Risks and Resilience 
Joselito G. Gutierrez, Tisha Isabelle M. De Vergara and Clarence M. Batan65
Care Provisions in/from the Family
Chapter 6: ICT-mediated Familial Care in Turbulent Times: Filipinos’ Subjectivities, Virtual Intimacy, and Resilience amid Social Change 
Derrace Garfield McCallum85
Chapter 7: An Exposition of the Multidimensionality of the Tagasalo Personality 
Rizason L. Go Tian-Ng and Jofel D. Umandap103
Chapter 8: Maintaining Personhood and Identity in Dementia: Families as Partners in Care 
Tricia Olea Santos, Hanna K. Ulatowska and Carla Krishan A. Cuadro127
Chapter 9: Sexual Identity Visibility and Compounding Stigma in the Familial Context: Life Histories Among Filipino MSMs Living with HIV 
Jerome V. Cleofas and Dennis Erasga145
Chapter 10: Family Relationship, Mental Well-being, and Life Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Study Among Filipino Graduate Students 
Jerome V. Cleofas and Ryan Michael F. Oducado163
Families of OFWs, Farmers, and Fisherfolks
Chapter 11: Response and Coping Mechanisms of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Children to Parents’ Separation 
Sunshine Therese S. Alcantara185
Chapter 12: The Family as a Farm Institution: Cases in Japan and the Philippines 
Carlo S. Gutierrez205
Chapter 13: Parental Livelihood Preference for Children Among Municipal Fishing Families in South Negros, Philippines 
Enrique G. Oracion227
Representations of the Filipino Family
Chapter 14: Self, Family, and Democracy: Individualism and Collectivism in Two Contemporary Filipino Family Films 
Janus Isaac V. Nolasco249
Chapter 15: Tunay Na Lalaki/True Manhood in the Philippines: Historical Development, Identity Formations, and Family Contexts 
A. M. Leal Rodriguez267
Chapter 16: The Elderly in the Filipino Family 
Belen T. Medina and Maria Cecilia T. Medina285
Index301

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