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Does class matter : social stratification and orientations in Singapore /

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 wid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tan, Ern Ser
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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?