Navigating differences : integration in Singapore / edited by Terence Chong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chong, Terence, editor.

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social stratification--Singapore.

Social stratification.

Social integration--Singapore.

Social integration.

Singapore--Social conditions.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Ethnic and religious differences, a widening socio-economic divide, tension between foreigners and locals. These are some of the contemporary challenges to integration in Singapore. How we navigate them will determine the type of society we become. This book gathers the best social scientists in Singapore to examine issues of ethnicity, religion, class, and culture in order to understand the many different fault lines that run across the multicultural city-state. These essays are written in an engaging manner and are designed to present the authors' expertise to a wider audience.

Contents:

Introduction / Terence Chong

Managing religious diversity and multiculturalism in Singapore / Joseph Chinyong Liow

Christian activism in Singapore / Terence Chong

Rising conservatism in the Singapore Malay-Muslim community : worrying times ahead? / Norshahril Saat

"New" Chinese immigrants in Singapore : localization, transnational ties and integration / Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho and Fang Yu Foo

Singapore Malays : state-community relations, complexities and possibilities / Walid Jumblatt Abdullah

"What kind of Indian are you?" : frictions and fractures between Singaporean Indians and foreign-born NRIs / Laavanya Kathiravelu

Protest and the culture war in Singapore / Daniel P.S. Goh

The People's Action Party in government : the pole for "big tent" Singapore / Kenneth Paul Tan

The burdens of ethnicity : Chinese communities in Singapore and their relations with China / Ja Ian Chong

Self-reliant wealth and trickle-down welfare : the Singapore story in 200 years? / Irene Y.H. Ng

The future of the middle class in Singapore : 2020 and beyond / Gillian Koh, Tan Ern Ser and Vincent Chua

Geographic-ethnic segregation in Singapore : emerging schisms in society / Leong Chan-Hoong and Yvonne Yap

Ageing societies, age-inclusive spaces and community bonding / Kalyani K. Mehta.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Dec 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814881616

9814881619

OCLC:

1224155244