青年研究學報
Journal of Youth Studies

二 ○ ○ 六 年 七 月 
第 九 卷 . 第 二 期 

總 第 十 八 號 

July 2006 
Volume 9, Issue No. 2

Serial No. 18

 

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Abstracts

 

  • 專 題 :走 向 空 洞 的 家 庭 關 係 ?

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過 去 數 十 年 家 庭 的 變 化 , 並 不 單 在 結 構 層 面 發 生 , 更 重 要 的 是 家 庭 內 容 和 親 密 關 係 的 轉 變 , 這 種 「 質 變 」 包 括 傳 統 和 價 值 觀 念 不 再 成 為 家 庭 的 黏 合 劑 、 婦 女 因 參 與 勞 動 市 場 而 不 必 依 賴 婚 姻 或 家 庭 給 予 地 位 及 認 同 、 避 孕 的 安 全 性 提 高 和 普 及 , 使 性 愛 與 婚 姻 和 生 育 分 離 。 由 此 , 親 密 關 係 從 植 根 於 家 庭 制 度 而 轉 變 為 「 純 關 係 」 。 本 文 集 中 討 論 家 庭 及 親 密 關 係 在 ( 後 ) 現 代 社 會 的 變 化 , 文 章 論 及 家 庭 的 多 元 化 發 展 , 並 探 討 「 純 關 係 」 及 「 流 動 的 愛 情 」 如 何 再 造 家 庭 及 親 密 關 係 , 以 至 當 中 對 家 庭 支 援 的 影 響 。

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The Arrival of the (Post) Modern Family? An Examination of the Changes and Impacts of Intimate Relationships

Sammy CHIU
Head and Professor, Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University

The family as a social institution has undergone tremendous changes in the past few decades. What are more important than the changes in the family structure - from the horizontal family to the nuclear family - are the changes in the contents of intimate relationships. With their increasing participation in the labour market and economic independence, marriage and the family have lost their intrinsic attraction to women. Facing a risk society, men and women are more reluctant to commit to long-term intimate relationships. The dilemma that is now faced by many intimate partners in the West is that they need a close and intimate relationship on the one hand, but a loose bond on the other so that when they are no longer satisfied with the relationship, it can easily be dissolved. This paper discusses the changes in intimate relationships with a view to examining the diversities in families and human bonding. The paper also examines the impacts of these changes on intimate relationships in Hong Kong.

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Changes in Marital Structure and Their Impacts on Hong Kong Society

Paul, S. F. YIP
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong

Kathy, S.Y. XIE
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong

This article discusses the changes in marital structure in Hong Kong over the past 2 decades, including the number of marriages, age and gender differences, the number of divorces, and the never-married population. These changes have had significant impacts on various aspects of society, such as a lowering of the total fertility rate, a shrinking of the labour force, an imbalance of the sex ratio, and a reduction in household size and the number of households. To reduce the unfavourable impacts of the changes in marital distribution, a concerted effort by both government and the business sector is very much needed to rebuild the family function in the community.

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回 應 支 援 功 能 減 少 的 家 庭 系 統 : 家 庭 服 務 的 方 向


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Responses to the Declining Family Function: Direction of Family Services

Paul K. W. TANG
Director of Social Welfare

Family is the vital component of our society. A family that functions well in discharging its responsibilities provides a growth-conducive environment for its members and contributes to the stability and well being of society. The HKSAR Government is committed to preserving and strengthening families through the provision of a continuum of preventive, supportive and remedial services. This article outlines the direction of family services and provides an overview of the existing measures catering for family needs in response to various challenges that weaken family function.

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家 庭 支 援 功 能 的 變 遷 與 男 性 角 色 更 新



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Changes in the Family Support Function and the Revitalization of the Role of Men

Raymond K. H. CHAN
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong

Peggy LEUNG Wing Yan
Research Assistant, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong

Due to the rapid social and economic transformation in Hong Kong, family changes, in terms of its structure, its values, and gender roles, are almost inevitable. These changes have weakened the family support function, as expected. This paper aims to examine the reasons for these changes, as well as discussing the ways that social services can address and respond to them. Special attention is given to the changing role of men in the family, and how they have reacted, and should react, to these changes.

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父 母 與 青 少 年 子 女 關 係 空 洞 化 ?