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Kang Soon Hock
Research Fellow
Research Interests: Health and ageing, intergenerational relationships within the family, and population ageing and policy
DID: +65 6516 5679
Fax: +65 6762 6216
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| Curriculum Vitae |
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Dr Kang Soon Hock is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies.
Dr Kang received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His primary research focuses on issues relating to ageing and the family in Singapore. In particular, he is interested in the intergenerational support relationships between elderly members of the family and their adult children. His other research interests include health and ageing as well as population ageing and policy. He received his Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) and Master of Social Sciences (Sociology) from the National University of Singapore. He is also a member of the HDB Research Advisory Panel. |
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Books/Reports:
Singapore Perspectives 2012. Singapore Inclusive: Bridging Divides (Ed.)
Kang, S.H. and Leong, C.H. (2012). World Scientific: Singapore
Book Chapters/Journal Articles:
Population Ageing in ASEAN: Prospects and Implications
Kang, S. H. and M. T. Yap. 2011. "Population Ageing in ASEAN: Prospects and Implications." In ASEAN Matters!: Reflecting on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ed. Lee Yoong Yoong, 171-183. SIngapore: Institute of Policy Studies.
The Greying of Singapore’s Population: Prospects and Challenges
Yap Mui Teng and Kang Soon Hock (2010) in Panorama, Vol. 1, 2010, 173-191.
Speeches and Articles:
Happiness and young Singaporeans 
Article by Kang Soon Hock, global-is-asian, October-December 2012
Young Singaporeans' recipe for happiness
Article by Kang Soon Hock, The Straits Times, 20 October 2012
Growing old is not a sin
Article by Kang Soon Hock, The Straits Times, 28 July 2012
Demography and Family Cluster Works on Population Growth Scenarios (Part II)
Article by Yap Mui Teng, Kang Soon Hock and Chua Chun Ser, IPS Update, April 2011
Demography and Family Cluster Works on Population Growth Scenarios
Article by Yap Mui Teng, Kang Soon Hock and Chua Chun Ser, IPS Update, March 2011
Working Towards an Age-friendly Singapore
Article by Kang Soon Hock, IPS Update, December 2010
Election Visits Programme
Article by Kang Soon Hock, IPS Update, August 2010
Others:
Immigration and Integration in Singapore: Trends, Rationale and Policy Responses
Presentation by Kang Soon Hock at IPS Conference on Integration, Singapore, 21 May 2012
"Intergenerational Solidarity in Singapore”
Presentation by Kang Soon Hock at the "Knowledge Network on Ageing Programme (KNAP) Leadership Series: Intergenerational Solidarity in Ageing Societies" organised by the Council for Third Age (C3A), February 2010.
"Ageing: ASEAN Perspectives"
Presentation by Kang Soon Hock at the "10th ASEAN Gerontology Course" co-organised by the Singapore Action Group of Elders (SAGE) with the International Institute on Ageing (INIA) - UN Malta and the INIA-SAGE ASEAN Council on Ageing (ISACA), August 2009.
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- Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies
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