Does class matter? : social stratification and orientations in Singapore / Tan Ern Ser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tan, Ern Ser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social classes--Singapore.

Social classes.

Singapore--Social conditions.

Singapore.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

ix, 130 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, 2004.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive portrait of class structure, dynamics, and orientations in Singapore - understood as a new nation, a capitalist and emerging knowledge economy, a largely middle-class society, and a polity with a strong state - at the turn of the new millennium. It introduces a wide array of recent data on a broad range of topics relating to social stratification in Singapore: class structure, political participation, political alienation, national pride, welfarism, success values, unionism, social mobility, the digital divide, and the sandwich generation. To capture the lived experiences of people from different social classes, thereby complementing the numerous tables presented, the book also profiles six case studies of individuals or families, highlighting the challenges they face and the options they possess.

Contents:

Singapore : market economy and meritocratic, middle-class society?

Methodology : questionnaire, sampling and fieldwork

Singapore class structure

Social orientations by class, age, and ethnicity

Work career and social mobility

Problem areas : digital divide and sandwich generation

1-to-2 roomers, 3-roomers, and citizen population compared

Conclusion : does class matter in Singapore?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128) and index.

ISBN:

981238829X

OCLC:

55971932