A study of middle-class Singaporeans' identities and aspirations in the workplace

This research aims to examine the processes involved in class identity negotiation among middle class Singaporeans and understand their perceptions of social mobility in this fast-paced and competitive society. Adopting the ‘culturalist’ approach to class analysis, this paper will then analyze how c...

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Main Author:	Toh, Josephine Hui Shan
Other Authors:	Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66100
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-661002019-12-10T10:59:34Z A study of middle-class Singaporeans' identities and aspirations in the workplace Toh, Josephine Hui Shan Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology This research aims to examine the processes involved in class identity negotiation among middle class Singaporeans and understand their perceptions of social mobility in this fast-paced and competitive society. Adopting the ‘culturalist’ approach to class analysis, this paper will then analyze how class operates through the individual working experiences of middle class Singaporeans. From the results, class identities are no longer required to be formed in a definite and obvious manner. Instead, class is embedded, lived and reproduced in an implicit and individualized manner, through the respective day-to-day working lives of the Singaporeans. The strategies they adopt to negotiate their middle class identities will be discussed in depth in this paper. Bachelor of Arts 2016-03-11T01:44:33Z 2016-03-11T01:44:33Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66100 en Nanyang Technological University 34 p. application/pdf
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description	This research aims to examine the processes involved in class identity negotiation among middle class Singaporeans and understand their perceptions of social mobility in this fast-paced and competitive society. Adopting the ‘culturalist’ approach to class analysis, this paper will then analyze how class operates through the individual working experiences of middle class Singaporeans. From the results, class identities are no longer required to be formed in a definite and obvious manner. Instead, class is embedded, lived and reproduced in an implicit and individualized manner, through the respective day-to-day working lives of the Singaporeans. The strategies they adopt to negotiate their middle class identities will be discussed in depth in this paper.
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title	A study of middle-class Singaporeans' identities and aspirations in the workplace
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A study of middle-class Singaporeans' identities and aspirations in the workplace

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