LEADER 02935nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910782120903321 005 20230207225718.0 010 $a1-281-93469-0 010 $a9786611934699 010 $a981-279-480-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537789 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24685134 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000140578 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11159915 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140578 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10052716 035 $a(PQKB)11197650 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1681077 035 $a(WSP)00005527 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1681077 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10255970 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL193469 035 $a(OCoLC)262845492 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537789 100 $a20040720d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDoes class matter?$b[electronic resource] $esocial stratification and orientations in Singapore /$fTan Ern Ser 210 $aSingapore ;$aRiver Edge, NJ $cWorld Scientific$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 130 p. )$cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a981-238-829-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Singapore : market economy and meritocratic, middle-class society? -- 2. Methodology : questionnaire, sampling and fieldwork -- 3. Singapore class structure -- 4. Social orientations by class, age, and ethnicity -- 5. Work career and social mobility -- 6. Problem areas : digital divide and sandwich generation -- 7. 1-to-2 roomers, 3-roomers, and citizen population compared -- 8. Conclusion : does class matter in Singapore? 330 8 $aThis 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 wide array of recent data on a broad range of topics relating to social stratification in Singapore: class structure, political participation, political alienation, national pride, welfarism, success values, unionism, social mobility, the digital divide, and the sandwich generation. To capture the lived experiences of people from different social classes, thereby complementing the numerous tables presented, the book also profiles six case studies of individuals or families, highlighting the challenges they face and the options they possess. 606 $aSocial classes$zSingapore 607 $aSingapore$xSocial conditions 615 0$aSocial classes 676 $a305.5095957 700 $aTan$b Ern Ser$01531948 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782120903321 996 $aDoes class matter$93777927 997 $aUNINA