“Confronting incivilities” : a study on the strategies employed in the negotiation of civility on the MRT train
It is inevitable for conflicts in any social setting, especially one that boasts of high levels of social interaction to be completely eradicated. The MRT train in Singapore is a typical example where people from different backgrounds come together in a confined and often overcrowded space. Existing...
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| author | Wang, Clara Shi Hui |
| author2 | Jesse Hession Grayman |
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| description | It is inevitable for conflicts in any social setting, especially one that boasts of high levels of social interaction to be completely eradicated. The MRT train in Singapore is a typical example where people from different backgrounds come together in a confined and often overcrowded space. Existing literature on the lack of social graces on the MRT train are plentiful. In a BBC Viewpoint piece, Singapore was branded as a country with a ‘massive compassion deficit’ by an expat after her ‘vulnerable’ encounter on the MRT train. This prompted the government to launch yet another national campaign – ‘Bring out the thoughtfulness in you’ – as strategy in confronting incivilities. This paper aims to look beyond this, to explore different strategies such as through the use of STOMP and the act of intervention in addressing the issue on civility on the MRT train. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/624392019-12-10T12:07:44Z “Confronting incivilities” : a study on the strategies employed in the negotiation of civility on the MRT train Wang, Clara Shi Hui Jesse Hession Grayman School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology It is inevitable for conflicts in any social setting, especially one that boasts of high levels of social interaction to be completely eradicated. The MRT train in Singapore is a typical example where people from different backgrounds come together in a confined and often overcrowded space. Existing literature on the lack of social graces on the MRT train are plentiful. In a BBC Viewpoint piece, Singapore was branded as a country with a ‘massive compassion deficit’ by an expat after her ‘vulnerable’ encounter on the MRT train. This prompted the government to launch yet another national campaign – ‘Bring out the thoughtfulness in you’ – as strategy in confronting incivilities. This paper aims to look beyond this, to explore different strategies such as through the use of STOMP and the act of intervention in addressing the issue on civility on the MRT train. Bachelor of Arts 2015-04-06T02:26:14Z 2015-04-06T02:26:14Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62439 en Nanyang Technological University 34 p. application/pdf |
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| title | “Confronting incivilities” : a study on the strategies employed in the negotiation of civility on the MRT train |
| title_full | “Confronting incivilities” : a study on the strategies employed in the negotiation of civility on the MRT train |
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| title_short | “Confronting incivilities” : a study on the strategies employed in the negotiation of civility on the MRT train |
| title_sort | confronting incivilities a study on the strategies employed in the negotiation of civility on the mrt train |
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