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The making of Singapore sociology : society and state / Tong Chee Kiong & Lian Kwen Fee (eds.).
Van Pelt Library HN700.67.A8 M35 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Asian social science series ; vol. 2.
- Asian social science series ; vol. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology.
- Singapore--Economic conditions.
- Singapore.
- Economic conditions.
- Sociology--Singapore.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 467 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Times Academic Press ; Leiden ; Boston : Brill Academic Publishers, 2002.
- Summary:
- Fourteen chapters survey the research developments in the sociology of Singapore. The editors argue that the "sociology of Singapore may be described under two general themes, modernization and modernity," and it is these themes which constitute the two parts of the volume. Chapters separately address development, urban studies, sociology of the family, education, work, class and social stratification, medical sociology, "race" and ethnic relations, language and society, religion, and crime and deviance. Published by Times Academic Press in association with Brill Academic Publishers. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Introduction: Constructing and Deconstructing Singapore Society / Lian Kwen Fee, Tong Chee Kiong 1
- Part I Modernization
- Chapter 1 The Sociology of Development in Singapore / Habibul Haque Khondker 21
- Chapter 2 Urban Studies in Singapore / Ho Kong Chong 52
- Chapter 3 Sociology of the Family / Stella R. Quah 77
- Chapter 4 Education / Johannes Han-Yin Chang 130
- Chapter 5 The Sociology of Work in Singapore / Hing Ai Yun 155
- Chapter 6 Medical Sociology / Paulin T. Straughan 175
- Chapter 7 Class and Social Stratification / Ko Yiu Chung 193
- Part II Modernity
- Chapter 8 "Race" and Ethnic Relations in Singapore / Lian Kwen Fee, Ananda Rajah 221
- Chapter 9 Sociology of the Chinese / Kwok Kian Woon 247
- Chapter 10 Sociology of the Malays / Syed Farid Alatas 289
- Chapter 11 Sociology of the Indians / Indira Arumugam 320
- Chapter 12 Who Says What to Whom: Language and Society in Singapore / Laurence Leong Wai Teng 351
- Chapter 13 Religion / Tong Chee Kiong 370
- Chapter 14 Crime and Deviance / Narayanan Ganapathy 414.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9812101985
- OCLC:
- 50897824
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