The hearth : social integration in public parks within heartlands

• Main Author: Ng, Shanice Li Qing
• Other Authors: Laavanya Kathiravelu
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Urban sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69982
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper seeks to have a better understanding of the social interactions within the neighborhood parks of the Housing Development Board (HDBs) to observe the inclusion or exclusion of social groups. Given that the parks in Singapore are state-run, the use of governmentality by Foucault as a framew...