Social Capital in Singapore
Vincent Chua, "Social Capital in Singapore "
English | ISBN: 0367635062 | 2020 | 174 pages | EPUB | 1131 KB
English | ISBN: 0367635062 | 2020 | 174 pages | EPUB | 1131 KB
How can social cohesion be achieved in a meritocratic and multicultural global city-state?
Meritocracy poses a paradox: On one hand, it integrates individuals through frameworks of equal treatment, equal justice and opportunity regardless of race, language or religion. On the other hand, individuals are then segregating through academic sorting, they are rewarded based on credentials and performance which also results in elite identification and bonding. After a generation, without mitigation action, social stratification can result. Distinctive circles differentiating social elites from non-elites, the professional classes from non-professional classes emerge.
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