Nurturing Strong Families by Gek Piao Low

Group 1

low_gek_piao — 2025-05-13 02:48:46 UTC

What is the prevalent view about marriage and having children in Singapore?
What are the obstacles and concerns preventing young Singaporeans from translating their aspirations for a family into reality?

Group 2

low_gek_piao — 2025-05-13 02:51:10 UTC

What are some schemes and grants given to married couples in Sg?
Why does the Singapore government promote marriages?

Groups 3, 4, 5

low_gek_piao — 2025-05-13 02:52:12 UTC

How do other people/cultures/ countries view marriage and family? (Japan, India and America)?
How are the views/values similar or different from Singapore? Why?

Group 4

2025-05-13 05:36:14 UTC

-people in India, they prefer arranged marriages and they view daughters are members of their natal families only temporarily, when a daughter marries, she joins her husband’s family.

-it is totally different from sg as people from sg still view their daughters as a part of the family even after marriages.

America

2025-05-13 05:41:11 UTC

Although young adults today are less likely to be married than previous generations at their age were, only a minority of Americans believe that marriage has become old-fashioned and outdated
While Americans are marrying later and having smaller families, most young Americans still aspire to get married and have children

2025-05-13 05:43:10 UTC

While Japanese and Singaporeans both live generally busy lives, the working lifestyle in Japan is much more fast-paced. This makes it hard to balance having a family while sustaining a job. Majority of Japanese adults view marriage as a burden instead of a blessing.

Meanwhile, marriage in Singapore carries more pros than cons. One example is the housing benefits that couples receive. Hence, the idea of getting married is more well received in Singapore than in Japan.