The document is a student worksheet on measures taken by Singapore to manage ethnic diversity and promote social cohesion. It contains tables for the student to fill in details on key measures like adopting multiracialism, promoting bilingualism, minority representation policies, and creating shared public spaces through public housing, education, military service, and community activities. The tables require the student to describe each measure, explain how it bonds Singaporeans, and evaluate its effectiveness in managing diversity.

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EDGEFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY THREE SOCIAL STUDIES
CHAPTER FIVE: BONDING SINGAPORE
Name: _____________________________________ ( ) Class: 3 ____________________ Date: _________________
MANAGING ETHNIC DIVERSITY
Refer to your textbook pages 141 to 151 to help you complete the tables below.
KEY DETAIL NECESSARY INFORMATION LINK TO ISSUE OF BONDING SG EVALUATION
#1 Measures to
Build National
Identity
What is it about & provide examples How does it promote bonding &
social cohesion?
Is it effective in managing ethnic
diversity, bonding Singaporeans &
promoting social cohesion?
a. Adopting Multi-
Racialism policy
What:
Example:
b. Common
Practices
What:
Examples:
c. Introduce
Bilingualism
What:
Example:

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KEY DETAIL NECESSARY INFORMATION LINK TO ISSUE OF BONDING SG EVALUATION
#2 Measures to
Safeguard
Minority Groups
What is it about & provide examples How does it promote bonding &
social cohesion?
Is it effective in managing ethnic
diversity, bonding Singaporeans &
promoting social cohesion?
a. Having a Policy
on Minority
Representation
What:
Examples:
b. Having Self–help
Groups
What:
Examples:
KEY DETAIL NECESSARY INFORMATION LINK TO ISSUE OF BONDING SG EVALUATION
#3 Measures to
Develop Common
Space
What is it about & provide examples How does it promote bonding &
social cohesion?
Is it effective in managing ethnic
diversity, bonding Singaporeans &
promoting social cohesion?
a. Activities
organized by
People’s Association
(PA)
What:
Examples:

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KEY DETAIL NECESSARY INFORMATION LINK TO ISSUE OF BONDING SG EVALUATION
#3 Measures to
Develop Common
Space (cont’d)
What is it about & provide examples How does it promote bonding &
social cohesion?
Is it effective in managing ethnic
diversity, bonding Singaporeans &
promoting social cohesion?
b. Opportunities
offered by
Educational
Institutions
What:
Examples:
c. Public Housing to
provide Common
Living Space and
Shared Facilities
What:
d. Activities
conducted by Inter-
Racial Confidence
Circles (IRCCs) &
Harmony Circles
(HCs)
What:
Examples:
e. Shared Military
Experience
What: