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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CHAN WEI-MING, ANGELIQUE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260

       
Appointment: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Office: AS1/04-17
Email: socchana@nus.edu.sg
Tel: (65) 6874 5027
Fax: (65) 6777 9579
Homepage: http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/socchana/
  
 
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| Teaching Areas | Current Research | Research Interests | Publications

Teaching Areas Top

Research methods, Sociology of the Life Course & Aging, Issues in Aging Research


Current Research Top

  • Comparative Study of Aging and Health in Four Asian Settings: Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
  • Late marriage and low fertility in Singapore
  • Depression among older adults in Singapore
  • Health and disability among older adults in Singapore
  • Gender and health status among older adults in Singapore
  • Changing characteristics of older adults in Singapore


Research Interests Top

  • Demography of Aging
  • Fertility
  • Social Indicators


Publications Top

ARTICLES IN JOURNAL

  • Chan, Angelique.  “Aging in Southeast and East Asia: Issues and Policy Directions.” In Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology.


    Ofstedal, M. B., Z. Zimmer, G. Cruz, A. Chan, and Y. H. Lin. “A Comparison of Self-Assessed Health Expectancy among Older Adults in Several Asian Settings.” Hallym International Journal on Aging.

    Jatrana, Santosh and Angelique Chan.  “Do Socioeconomic Effects on Health Diminish with Age? A        Singapore Case Study.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology.


     


    Teo, P., A. Chan, and P. Straughan. 2003. “Providing Health Care for Older Persons in Singapore.” Health Policy.


     


    Chan, A. 2003. Review of Public Policy in Asia: Implications for Business and Government. Mukul G. Asher, David Newman, and Thomas P. Snyder (Editors). Journal of Asian Studies Volume 62 (1).


     


    Chan, A. and B. Yeoh. 2002. “Gender, Family and Fertility in Asia: An Introduction.” Asia-Pacific Population Journal Volume 17(2): 5-10.


     


    Chan, A., M.B. Ofstedal, and A.I. Hermalin. 2002. “Changes in Subjective and Objective Measures of Economic Well-Being and Their Interrelationship among the Elderly in Singapore and Taiwan.” Social Indicators Research 57: 263-300.


     


    Frankenberg, E., A. Chan, and M.B. Ofstedal. 2002. “Stability and Change in Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Southeast Asia.” Population Studies 26: 201-213.

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