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Managing Diversity and Cohesion

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do shared spaces and shared experiences help build a sense of we?

Explain how common spaces and shared experiences build cohesion by giving people of different backgrounds a shared identity and chances to interact
A scaffolded answer to how common spaces and shared experiences build cohesion in Singapore. How shared schools, neighbourhoods, National Service and national events create a common identity and everyday interaction across groups.
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What does the government do to help different groups live together in harmony?

Explain the policies and approaches the government uses to manage diversity, such as ensuring fairness, mixing groups and protecting religious harmony
A scaffolded answer to how the government manages diversity in Singapore. Policies that ensure fairness, mix groups in housing and schools, protect religious harmony, and treat all groups equally, and why such management is needed.
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How can a society reduce prejudice and discrimination between groups?

Explain how prejudice and discrimination can be reduced through education, contact, fair laws and individual action, and why no single approach is enough on its own
A scaffolded answer to how prejudice and discrimination can be reduced in Singapore. The roles of education, contact between groups, fair laws and individual action, and why a combination of approaches is needed.
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What part do ordinary citizens play in keeping society united, alongside the government?

Explain the role ordinary citizens play in building social cohesion, and why government policies need citizens to act for them to work
A scaffolded answer to the role of citizens in building social cohesion in Singapore. How everyday choices, participation and tolerance keep society united, and why government policy depends on citizens acting for it to work.
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