Public housing and ethnic integration in Singapore

Sim, Loo Lee; Yu, Shi Ming; Han, Sun Sheng

doi:10.1016/s0197-3975(02)00050-4

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“…Homogenization may also fuel free interchange among residents, in strengthening social cohesion or social sustainability (Choguill, 2008). This contribution justifies the development of public housing with compatible designs to secure social cohesion (Sim et al, 2003). Conversely, building private housing would not be helpful to poor people because it leads to heterogeneity and polarization in the society, even if it energizes the middle-class economy (Yu, 2006).…”

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Neighborhood homogeneity and cohesion in sustainable community development

Cheung

Leung

2011

Habitat International

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“…Homogeneity in this context refers to similarities in such attributes as education, occupation, and wealth (Grootaert & van Bastelaer, 2002). Homogenization can enhance social cohesion (Sim, Yu, & Han, 2003). Neighborhood homogeneity may also enhance the contribution of social cohesion to residents' life satisfaction.…”

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Neighborhood homogeneity and cohesion in sustainable community development

Cheung

Leung

2011

Habitat International

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“…Given the racial riots in the 1900s, the government implemented three initiatives to promote social integration: (a) public housing, (b) education, and (c) national service (Judd, 2005). Currently, over 80% of Singapore's population live in public housing (Housing & Development Board, 2015), and racial quotas are enforced to prevent the formation of racial enclaves (Sim, Yu, & Han, 2003). In 1997, the National Education program was launched in all public schools and universities to foster a common Singaporean identity and to educate students on Singapore's tumultuous past due to racial riots (Ministry of Education, Singapore, 1997).…”

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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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“…Intriguingly, despite Singapore having an ethnic Chinese majority of 74 per cent (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2010), the media also reported that the nationstate suffers from a level of social unrest with new Chinese migrants and workers (Chen, 2008;Hirayama, 2011). The Singapore government has been facing integration challenges, partly due to the large influx of foreign Chinese in the last decade (Sim, Yu, & Han, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%