Singapore: The Importance Of Social Cohesion In Singapore

Decorating the classroom with not only well-known leaders from one background, for example, Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, etc. for the Black History Month, decorate inspirational leaders from different backgrounds and genders all year around. Hanging pictures of families of various races, ethnicities and trans-racial adoptive families would bring awareness. Celebrating cultural holidays such as Eid, Chinese New Year, Kwanza, Hanukah,

The Japanese Occupation lasted from 1942 to 1945. During these years, the British were unable to divert their forces to help Singapore and Singaporeans became united as they stood together to defend their country. Firstly, a Singapore nation is one where the people are united and share a common past. Some may argue that the Japanese Occupation did not aid in the making of the Singapore nation as it intensified ethnic diversity. However, they fail to realise that the Japanese occupation has led to people sharing a common past experience and gaining a sense of pride from it. Therefore, the Japanese occupation years were of significant relevance to the making of the Singapore nation as it has not only resulted in a change in mindset of the citizens

4. The Social Cohesion principle promotes a common sense of shared values, culture, traditions, citizenship, language, and educational goals. This principle has been a goal of public schools since their inception. Students learn to become full participants in the social, political and economic institutions of their

Learners in urban schools face a myriad of challenges ranging from poverty, poor health, to family instability. For this reason, multiculturalism theme is crucial in promoting equality for these learners. Multiculturalism theme is a positive and significant achievement for the American public education (Holland). In particular, learners are taught how to appreciate cultural diversity in the school. This not only promotes cohesion but more so improves cooperation between learners from different cultural backgrounds. For instance, in urban district schools, multicultural policies and practices have become important in enhancing equality for the majority minority in public schools (Holland). Therefore, multicultural education eradicates prejudice and racism, builds interaction and cohesion between various races, creates cultural tolerance, and eradicates cultural

Even if we may not all be the same color, as America enjoys the celebration of Independence Day we must also celebrate the given months to these cultures seeing that they too are American. In DoDEA schools the department provides a whole week to celebrate the cultures in their separate months showing equality and at the same time giving a history lesson that doesn’t put us to sleep. As a Hispanic and African American I enjoyed these times not only because people were being introduced to my culture or someone else’s, but because each time I learned a little bit more about my own. Even though one may be considered a certain race because of what’s in their blood doesn’t mean they know all about it. If we were to learn about cultural diversity, specifically, we could possibly begin to appreciate and understand the differences of others

People share a common belief, behavior, and value that work together to maintain the stability in a system. This system is composed of correlated parts that contribute to the whole of society. The development of institutions such as; schools, government, family and so on, serves a function and contributes to the safety of a society. The stability is threatened by a flawed system, acts, and unfit behavior as well as flawed institutions.

The United States is full of different ethnicities and races with different cultures and are accustomed to a variety of different behaviors and ways of learning. It is essential that the curriculum within the Nation’s schools, colleges, and universities are reflected to the ethnic, cultural, and racial diversity within the United States. Schools, colleges and universities are using various approaches to inspire ethnic content into the curriculum, including the contributions, additive, transformation, and social action approaches. To respond adequately to the ethnic realities with the nation and the world, the curriculum should be transformed and should help students to develop decision making and social action skills. According to the book

I learned of Muhammad VI’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the country’s social and civic equality and of the student demonstrations regarding militarisation, linguistic policy and the disparity between private and public institutions in post-secondary education. The “Philosophy in the Street” student movement met with resistance but highlighted the importance of ethical

Singapore and Malaysia were both similarly colonized by the British. However, their development after independence differed in many ways. In this paper, I will examine, with help from resources provided in the course and minimal research, how their colonial experiences affected their political and social development after independence. After which, investigating the depth of influence their colonizers had, and why, differing racial ideologies had the greatest impact on their development.

As written by the authors social ties are usually discussed in terms of “structure and content (Umerson, crosnoe & Reczek, p.1). Structure refer to social integration which is a process that involved everyone within a circle to participate with the hope of achieving a peaceful and good relationship whereas social network can be thought of as a process whereby individuals build relation among each other and share similar idea and thoughts. Content which can be positive or negative refers to social support and stress.

My research will be based on Political, Economic, and Social Organization of Singapore—an industrialist city-state.  Even though Singapore 's history dates from the 11th century, the island was little known to the West until the 19th century. Singapore is one of the World 's largest ports, because the city of Singapore has become a major port, with trade exceeding that of Malaya 's, Malacca and Penang combined. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the advent of steamships launched an era of prosperity for Singapore as transit trade expanded throughout Southeast Asia (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2010). Singapore is a very

Currently, there has been growing importance of social cohesion all over the world. A cohesive society is where people are safe against nay life risks, are trustful to their neighbors and governmental institutions, and can have potential power to make better future for themselves and their families (OECD, 2011). High level of social cohesion helps people can participate in their civil right more positively and create opportunities for upward mobility, as well as it is a glue for holding a society together. In addition, since the United Stated has been multi-ethnic country, the norm of social cohesion has been more focused according to growing body of ethnic diversity. As such, social cohesion and a cohesive society have been becoming key values in the current U.S. society.

However, the development of Singapore’s society cannot be predicated on pure economics alone. Even though globalization has enabled Singapore to fare well in economic development, however, termed the perils of success, globalization has brought about undesirable

Singapore is an island that lies just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. Its strategic location on major sea lanes has provided the country with an economic importance in Southeast Asia. Singapore is often considered as a base for global enterprises looking to expand into Asia and Asian enterprises looking for global connectivity. Located at the heart of Asia, Singapore is sitting at the centre of business opportunities. Having the four key attributes - Trust, Knowledge, Connected and Life, Singapore is being positioned as an ideal city to Work, Live and Play. Singapore was ranked first in Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey 2009.

The Republic of Singapore celebrated its 42 years of independence in year 2007. Situated at the southern tip of Malaysia, Singapore currently holds a population of 4.68 million as of June 2007. At 704.0km2, it is ranked 4th in the world for its population density. During the past four decades, the economy as measured by real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), multiplied by over 20 times (Ghesquiere, 2007, p.11). As a small and extremely open economy, Singapore long term survival is very much dependent on the ability to maintain its viable position and remain afloat in the sea of global competition (Mun Heng et al, 1998, p.14).