Tong Yuying
Institutional Affiliation
Professor, Department of Sociology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Research Interest Social Demography, Migration and Immigration, Family, Gender and Life Course, Quantitative Methods Personal Link: http://www.soc.cuhk.edu.hk/TONG_Yuying.html |
Yuying Tong is a Professor of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She obtained her PhD in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 2007. Her research areas crosscut social demography, migration and immigration, family and life course, gender as well as population health/well-being. Her current research interests focus on:
1) Consequences of Migration to Rural Households: in this line of research, she examines migration consequences at both household and individual levels in China, especially from a gender perspective.
2) Migration Integration in Host Society: she studies both adult and children’s adaptation and integration in host societies, by taking into account the factors of members in host societies.
3) Family and Life Course: her focus on this line of research includes both individual key life event transitions and within family intergenerational effect in Mainland China, Hong Kong as well as East Asian area. Lastly, her research in Population Health and Well-being mainly examines the health consequences of migration and family transition, the intersection of health with her interests in migration and family studies.
1) Consequences of Migration to Rural Households: in this line of research, she examines migration consequences at both household and individual levels in China, especially from a gender perspective.
2) Migration Integration in Host Society: she studies both adult and children’s adaptation and integration in host societies, by taking into account the factors of members in host societies.
3) Family and Life Course: her focus on this line of research includes both individual key life event transitions and within family intergenerational effect in Mainland China, Hong Kong as well as East Asian area. Lastly, her research in Population Health and Well-being mainly examines the health consequences of migration and family transition, the intersection of health with her interests in migration and family studies.