Multiculturalism in Singapore: An Instrument of Social Control

Huat, Chua Beng

doi:10.1177/0306396803044003025

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“…The limited research on racism in Singapore has been dominated by narrative reviews (Barr, 2006;Barr & Low, 2005;Chua, 2003;Moore, 2000;Mutalib, 2011;Teo, 2005;Walsh, 2007). These reviews tended to adopt a historical narrative, tracking policies from the 1960s to explain how Malays might be marginalised by the Singapore government (i.e., institutional racism).…”

Section: Narrative Reviewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Racism in Singapore: A Review and Recommendations for Future Research

Chew

2018

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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Racism refers to ‘the differential treatment enacted by an individual, group, or organization on individuals based on assumptions of a group's phenotypic, linguistic, or cultural differences’ (Gamst, Liang, & Der-Karabetian, 2011, p. 251). Currently, there is a lack of psychological research investigating racism in Singapore. The available research, narrative reviews, qualitative studies, and quantitative studies have yielded limited and inconclusive results. These researches are critically evaluated to provide four recommendations for a psychological research agenda: (a) develop a reliable and valid instrument to assess racism, (b) conduct experimental research to examine racism perpetuated by the majority or institutions, (c) examine the negative effects of racism, and (d) develop and evaluate interventions for racism.

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Section: Narrative Reviewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Racism in Singapore: A Review and Recommendations for Future Research

Chew

2018

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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“…Arguably, the adoption of multiracialism prepared the ground for the corporatist model to thrive. Admittedly, some observers have argued that while it would certainly be overly cynical to maintain that the Singapore government had intended to enlist race to support corporatism from the point of independence, there is, nevertheless, evidence to suggest that the concept of multiculturalism in the form of multiracialism as adopted by Singapore upon independence, has become integral to the development of corporatism (Chua 2007(Chua , 2003Brown 1997: 78).…”

Section: Multiracialism: Corporatism's Foundation Historical Underpinmentioning

confidence: 99%

Immigration and the National Narrative: Rethinking Corporatism in Singapore

Vasu¹,

Cheong²

2014

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This article argues that the corporatist narrative of governance in Singapore is losing narrative rationality due primarily to large-scale immigration to Singapore. The real or perceived threat from such immigrants has galvanized Singaporeans from different ethnic groups such that a strong Singaporean identity has emerged. As a result, the once strict artificial differences required for the corporatist narrative to be believable, that is, its narrative rationality, are being gradually eroded. The People's Action Party (PAP) will have to either repair the narrative rationality of corporatism or develop an alternative one that is more relevant in order to continue its narrative dominance of the political space in Singapore.

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“…Despite the diverse cultures living in close proximity, Singaporean society has remained essentially multi-cultural yet with a shared heritage identified as Singaporean. Perankanan, Muslim, Indian, Chinese and Malay cuisines now intermingle so freely that they are recognized as belonging to a single group that symbolizes Singapore's food ideology (Chua, 2003). Ethnic food is prepared with what is to hand based on the traditional techniques and flavours that typify the cuisine.…”

Section: The Development Of Singaporean Fusion 'New Asia' Cuisinementioning

confidence: 99%