socio-cultural evidence

Question 1

1978 bilingualism policy not effective as?

Answer 1

• 60% students failed either or both languages
• 85% Chinese spoke dialects at home so dk both languages.

Question 2

1979 what requirement

Answer 2

• passing second language became a pre-u admission requirement

Question 3

1979 what introduced

Answer 3

• SAP introduced in 9 Chinese-stream sec schools

Question 4

1980 what compulsory

Answer 4

• second language being your mother tongue is compulsory

Question 5

LKY quote?

Answer 5

• Becoming monolingual in English would have been a setback, we would have lost our cultural identity”

Question 6

what is GRC

Answer 6

• one MP in GRC must be non chinese
• cannot have more than 3/5 of GRCs being Malay

Question 7

why is GRC bad

Answer 7

• allow for vacant seats left unfilled when MPs quit midterm
• residents in these constituencies underrepresented & underserved

Question 8

race is a factor during elections

Answer 8

• IPS and CNA survey: among Chinese, 96% would accept chinese president but only 59% would accept malay president.

Question 9

why ppl angry at halimah yacob

Answer 9

• malays saw it as positive discrimination cuz against meritocracy whereby best person gets the job regardless of background
• others angry cuz didnt have a say in voting

Question 10

factors for religious harmony

Answer 10

1. Followers must exercise moderation and tolerance, avoiding causing misunderstanding
2. Religion and politics must be kept separate to avoid inter-religious tensions and rivalry.

Question 11

how many new immigrants per year

Answer 11

• over past 5 years, 31200 new PRs each year
• 22100 citizenship granted mainly to existing PRs

Question 12

who believe SG no more racial discrimination

Answer 12

• 1/3 (34%) believe no longer exist
• 30% believe never will be eradicated or need 50 years to eradicate
• above 51 years old think racial discrimination no more

Question 13

workplace discrimination

Answer 13

• 89% accept Malays as colleagues but only 75% accept as bosses
• 87% accept Indians as colleagues but only 74% accept as bosses
• > 95% accept Chinese as colleagues and bosses
• 63% accept western boss, 55% accept china 51% accept india
• 74% accept western colleague, 74% accept china 70% accept india

Question 14

rental discrimination

Answer 14

• 32% spare room for india, 48% china 45% western
• 90% spare room for SG chinese, 51% malays 45% indians

Question 15

ANECDOTES (immigrants)

Answer 15

• 2018 study, 6 in 10 singaporeans think immigrants not doing enough to integrate
• Ms Jia mainly friends with expats but embraced things like choping
• Mr Goutham’s colleagues taught him about nasi lemak and chicken rice but also mainly friends with expats, work harder as foreigner
• Mr Gouthaman invites foreign colleagues to his home for local festivals
• Ms Nur does not feel the need to educate foreign colleagues as they will leave their jobs soon, no interest in SG culture