The impact of urbanization on family structure: the experience of Sarawak, Malaysia

Sim, H.C.; Sim, H.C

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The impact of urbanization on family structure: the experience of Sarawak, Malaysia

Sim, H.C.

Sojourn 18(1): 89-109

2003

ISSN/ISBN: 0217-9520

PMID: 21853623

Document Number: 249912

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.