Resilience and Familism – The Dynamic Nature of Families in the Philippines: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research

Veronica L. Gregorio teaches in the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. She is interested in agrarian changes, family dynamics, and gender and sexuality, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia.
Clarence M. Batan is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. His research interests include the sociology of childhood and youth, the sociology of work and employment, the sociology of Filipino Catholicism, and qualitative and mixed methods.
Sampson Lee Blair is a family sociologist and demographer at The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA. His research focuses on parent-child relationships, mate selection, marriage, and fertility. He is currently a visiting professor at the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines.