{"product_id":"9781783269556","title":"Managing Diversity In Singapore: Policies And Prospects: Policies and Prospects","description":"\u003cp\u003eSingapore society is increasingly becoming diverse. During the first few decades of nation building, policies were designed to homogenise aspects of Singaporean society while enshrining principles to allow restricted amounts of diversity. Fast forward to the present, and fifty years after independence, the number of areas where diversity is profoundly apparent remains copious, and its manifestations more varied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an updated account on the tensions posed by diversity in Singapore and how this is being managed, primarily by the state through policies and programmes but also by communities who attempt to negotiate these tensions. Such an enquiry is crucial especially at this juncture when the nation is finding ways to embrace the different forms of diversity brought about through external impetuses, as well as manage internal reactions from the various communities. The book chapters highlight important considerations if Singapore's diversity management strategies will hold promise for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiversity in Singapore: Historical Foundations and Current Realities \u003ci\u003e(Mathew Mathews)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManifestations and Management of Multicultural Singapore — Race, Language and Religion:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavigating Disconnects and Divides in Singapore's Cultural Diversity \u003ci\u003e(Lai Ah Eng and Mathew Mathews)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinglish as Style: Implications for Language Policy \u003ci\u003e(Lionel Wee Hock Ann)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeping Harmony in Singapore: An Examination of the Inter-racial and Religious Confidence Circles (IRCCs) in Singapore \u003ci\u003e(Mathew Mathews and Danielle Hong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Management of New Religious Movements in Singapore \u003ci\u003e(Shane Pereira)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Tensions when Global Meets Local: Social Class, Liveable Space, Bicultural Ideologies, and New Media Forms:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Stories on Class in Singapore: Diversity or Division? \u003ci\u003e(Tan Ern Ser and Tan Min Wei)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich Class and What Squeezes? Relationships with Well-being, National Pride and Inequality \u003ci\u003e(Ho Kong Weng)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating a Liveable City for Whom? A Critical Examination of Singapore's Recent Urban Transformation \u003ci\u003e(Pow Choon-Piew)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre We There Yet? A Review of the Bicultural Studies Programme \u003ci\u003e(Chiang Wai Fong and Low Yen Yen)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegulating the Big and Micro Screens: Managing Censorship in Films and YouTube in Singapore \u003ci\u003e(Liew Kai Khiun)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiversity in the Cross Sections of Society: Workplace, Family, and the Armed Forces:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransmigrants and the Flow of Human Capital: Wither Integration? \u003ci\u003e(Faizal Bin Yahya)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore Families: Stability and Diversity in Challenging Times \u003ci\u003e(Stella R Quah)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Service: The Holy Grail in the Management of Social Diversity \u003ci\u003e(Leong Chan-Hoong, Yang Wai Wai and Jerrold Hong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Chiang Wai Fong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Academics, researchers and students studying Singapore society, public policy and sociology; general readers and professionals interested in diversity management. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors include experts in their field who have contributed in the past and currently to the development of the subject matter they address such as Lionel Wee, Stella Quah, Tan Ern Ser and Lai Ah Eng. It also includes an array of newer scholars whose work is growing in popularity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive coverage of diversity issues beyond the traditional confines of racial and religious diversity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical commentary on current policies and programmes that seek to manage diversity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177828106480,"sku":"9781783269556","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783269556_p0.jpg?v=1763723959","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783269556","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}