Living Alone in Singapore
October 19, 2020
Professor Jean Yeung (NUS Centre for Family and Population Research & Dept of Sociology) was interviewed on the TV programme Frontline on their episode ‘Living Alone in Singapore’. Prof Yeung commented that the trend of living alone will continue to increase, not only for older adults but also for young people, including those that postpone or forgo marriage, or divorced adults. She added that singles are the most rapidly increasing family type in many societies, and remarked that it is important to establish a strong social network. Prof Yeung stressed that having many people living alone does not mean a society will be less cohesive, although it means the demand for resources such as energy will increase.
Watch the programme (in Mandarin) here: