The Malay underclass
Why are the Malays lagging behind in their pursuit of a First-World standard of living in Singapore? Our project explores the lives of the Malay underclass, four decades on, since the term “Malay problem” was coined. We explore how this post-65 group, subjected to government policies, still remains...
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| author | Maryam Mohamed Mokhtar Ang, Mavis I-Wen Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Amellia Abdul Razak |
| author2 | Cherian George |
| author_facet | Cherian George Maryam Mohamed Mokhtar Ang, Mavis I-Wen Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Amellia Abdul Razak |
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| description | Why are the Malays lagging behind in their pursuit of a First-World standard of living in Singapore? Our project explores the lives of the Malay underclass, four decades on, since the term “Malay problem” was coined. We explore how this post-65 group, subjected to government policies, still remains in the bottom rung of the community. Despite being accorded a ‘special position’ by the Singapore Constitution, the Malays are the racial group with lowest social mobility. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/495442019-12-10T12:03:45Z The Malay underclass Maryam Mohamed Mokhtar Ang, Mavis I-Wen Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Amellia Abdul Razak Cherian George Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism Why are the Malays lagging behind in their pursuit of a First-World standard of living in Singapore? Our project explores the lives of the Malay underclass, four decades on, since the term “Malay problem” was coined. We explore how this post-65 group, subjected to government policies, still remains in the bottom rung of the community. Despite being accorded a ‘special position’ by the Singapore Constitution, the Malays are the racial group with lowest social mobility. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2012-05-21T08:39:26Z 2012-05-21T08:39:26Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49544 en Nanyang Technological University 37 p. application/pdf application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism Maryam Mohamed Mokhtar Ang, Mavis I-Wen Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Amellia Abdul Razak The Malay underclass |
| title | The Malay underclass |
| title_full | The Malay underclass |
| title_fullStr | The Malay underclass |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Malay underclass |
| title_short | The Malay underclass |
| title_sort | malay underclass |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49544 |
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