Class ceiling : the social gap behind Singapore’s egalitarian image.

• Main Authors: Chia, Stacey Pamela Shimin., Kwong, Debby Jiahui., Lim, Yan Liang., Nur Idayu Suparto.
• Other Authors: Cherian George
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Communities, classes and races
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44714
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Class is a topic which Singaporeans tend to avoid in polite company, but the growing income gap and slowing social mobility means the issue can no longer be ignored. Our project aims to bring to the fore the ways in which class divides are being drawn, through the stories of Singaporeans from different backgrounds. We discovered that although the lines that separate the various classes may not be immediately apparent, and many still believe that we are a meritocratic society, the class dynamics at play have resulted in a decidedly unequal pace of progress across our society. The risk that some will get left behind is real. This, then, is the class ceiling.