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Biography
Adam Cheung joined the Department of Sociology in 2018. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Baptist University, he worked at the Education University of Hong Kong and National University of Singapore. His research interests include gender ideology, division of household labor, marital relations and domestic violence in Hong Kong and other Asian societies. His current research project examines how do couples negotiate the division of household labor at different life-stages, and to what extent, hiring a domestic helper at home change the family dynamic. In particular, he is interested in how young husbands and wives interact with a live-in domestic helper at home. Besides, he has other on-going and past research projects investigating the factors and patterns of domestic violence, parental involvement, and the rise of solo-living in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Korea.
Research Interests
Marital relations; Household labor; Family structure and living arrangement; Gender ideology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 4 Finished
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A Stranger/Helper at Home: Hong Kong Families with Migrant Domestic Workers
CHEUNG, A. (PI)
1/05/24 → 21/05/25
Project: Digital scholarship project
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“Loving my political opponents”: Political disagreements and marital quality in Hong Kong
CHEUNG, A. (PI), Mu, Z. (CoI) & Lui, L. (CoI)
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project
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A comparative study on the marriage and fertility norms in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore
Lui, L. (PI), CHEUNG, A. (CoI) & Mu, Z. (CoI)
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project
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A Stranger/Helper at Home: An Integrated Framework on Hiring Domestic Help and Family Relations in Hong Kong
CHEUNG, A. (PI)
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research project
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Domestic Outsourcing in an Ultra-Low Fertility Context: Employing Live-in Domestic Help and Fertility in Hong Kong
Cheung, A.K.-L. & Kim, E.H.-W., Aug 2022, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 41, 4, p. 1597–1618 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Outsourcing for How Long? Factors and Duration of Employing Foreign Live-in Domestic Helpers
Cheung, A. K. L., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Family Issues. 43, 11, p. 3030-3056 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Does live-in domestic help reduce unpaid household labor? The paradox of intensive parenting and domestic outsourcing
Cheung, A.K.-L. & Lui, L., Oct 2022, In: Current Sociology. 70, 6, p. 921-942 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus) -
Re-examining the middle-class thesis: Class profiles of families employing migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong
Cheung, A.K.-L., 1 Dec 2021, In: Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 30, 4, p. 450-465 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Couples’ self-control and marital conflict: Does similarity, complementarity, or totality matter more?
Cheung, A. K. L., Chiu, T.-Y. & Choi, S. Y. P., Feb 2022, In: Social Science Research. 102, 12 p., 102638.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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A Stranger/Helper at Home: Families with Migrant Domestic Workers
CHEUNG, A. K. L. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 21 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/O7EHQB
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Activities
- 1 Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Current Sociology (Journal)
CHEUNG, A. K. L. (Member of editorial board)
Nov 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)