6: experiences & effects of living in a diverse society

• interactions in a diverse society: common space

  HDB void deck
• cultural exchange and appreciation

  ASEAN Youth Fellowship
• exchange of skills and knowledge

  Thermo Fisher Scientific
• stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination: stereotypes

  2019 Nets advertisement
• stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination: prejudice

  2014, Anton Casey’s Facebook post
• stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination: discrimination

  June 2021, indian chinese couple
• competition for resources

  tightened criteria for Employment Pass and minimum salary for S Pass
• common space: a physical location/social space where different groups of people interact, cooperate, collaborate on projects or activities
• cultural exchange: takes place with the sharing of ideas, customs and traditions among people from different backgrounds
• exchange of skills and knowledge: a diverse society like singapore brings together people of different backgrounds, qualifications and experiences to share knowledge and skills
• stereotypes: generalised beliefs about a particular group of people based on traits, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, socio-economic status
• prejudice: attitudes/feelings towards other groups that are not based on reason or fact, comes in the form of stereotyping, assumptions, generalisatoins, beliefs, feelings about a group
• disrimination: prejudice is dangerous and can lead to discrimination. feelings of prejudice and acts of discriminations due to race/ethnic group can lead to racism
• competition for resources: inflow of foreigners into singapore is meant to meet singapore’s shortage of manpower due to low fertility rate and ageing population.

  however singaporeans are concerned about heightened competition with foreigners over limited resources