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When seniors live alone, it doesn’t mean they are lonely
Living alone in later life is often treated as a signal of social risk. The one-person household is easy to identify in administrative data and, as a result, frequently used as a proxy for loneliness in policy and service delivery. However, this assumption can be misleading. In the opinion piece ‘When seniors live alone, it …
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Racial Culture Wars in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Located nearby each other, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore share many historical trends and demographic similarities that contribute to the complexity of the politics of race and ethnicity within their ethnically diverse populations. This has given rise to ‘racial culture wars’, which Associate Professor Daniel Goh (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) describes as complex, intersecting conflicts over …
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More Than Aging in Place: ‘Aging in Networks’ in Singapore
With one in four Singaporeans aged 65 and above, Singapore is now classified as a ‘super-aged’ nation, joining countries like Japan, Germany, and Italy. The Singapore government has taken deliberate steps to address and prepare for changing demographics. For example, the Action Plan for Successful Ageing introduced in 2015 by the Ministerial Committee on Ageing …
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