ISBN:
1281934690
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9781281934697
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9789812794802
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9812794808
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (ix, 130 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Does class matter
DDC:
306.0951
Keywords:
Social classes Singapore
;
Social stratification Singapore
;
Singapore
;
Social classes
;
Social stratification
;
Social classes
;
Social stratification
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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Social classes
;
Social stratification
;
Singapore
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of 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?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
