Research on Singles – AWARE

AWARE seeks to broaden the definition of “single” in order to address issues concerning the segment of Singapore that is growing in numbers but may otherwise escape notice or emphasis as they lay outside the domain of marriage-based families. Thus, the divorced and widowed are included with along with the never married in our single population investigation.

These are the main aims of AWARE’s research are to:

• Understand the lives, aspirations and challenges of singles in Singapore, particularly women.
• Identify attitudes (public, state, media) towards and policies that concern singles
• Identify impact of such attitudes and policies on singles
• Address areas of discrimination and make recommendations wherever possible to improve the situation.

Read more for specific research questions:

• What is it like for resident singles living in Singapore? How does marital status influence the quality of life of Singaporean singles?
• Which and how /to what extent do state discourses and policies shape those experiences and impact adversely on the single?
• Which groups of singles are most marginalised and how?
• How may media representation and public opinion (investigated as secondary factors?) contribute in shaping those experiences?
• How do different groups of singles react to and to what extent are they able to resist those state discourses/policies, media representation and public opinion that marginalise?
• How may changes in state discourses/policies, media representation and public opinion contribute to more better quality of life for the marginalised singles?

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